Children of Nature

Children of Nature (Icelandic: Börn náttúrunnar) is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.^[1] It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 64th Academy Awards, the only Icelandic film to have ever been nominated.^[2][3]

Children of Nature
Film poster
Directed by	Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Written by	Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Einar Már Guðmundsson
Produced by	Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson
Starring	Gísli Halldórsson Sigríður Hagalín Baldvin Halldórsson Björn Karlsson
Cinematography	Ari Kristinsson
Edited by	Skafti Gudmundsson
Music by	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Release date	August 1, 1991 (1991-08-01)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Iceland
Languages	Icelandic English

Plot

Þorgeir, an old man living in the Icelandic countryside, has grown too old to continue running his farm, and is made to feel unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped into a home for the elderly in Reykjavík, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds of Iceland to die together.

See also

• List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of films considered the best