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Children of Nature (1991)

Children of Nature poster
Original title
Börn náttúrunnar
Directed by
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Genre
drama film, melodrama
Country
Iceland, Germany, Norway
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man leaves his retirement home in Iceland to reconnect with his past. He meets an old flame, and together they travel to a remote village in the countryside. The film follows their journey to find peace and escape the modern world.

poignanttenderslow-pacedmelancholicintimatereflectivebittersweetquiet

What happens

Children of Nature (Icelandic: Börn náttúrunnar) is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 64th Academy Awards, the only Icelandic film to have ever been nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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