Children (2006)

Original title

Börn

Directed by

Ragnar Bragason

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in a Reykjavík suburb and shows the difficult lives of people there. It focuses on their struggles and harsh realities.

grittyrawstarkemotionalintensegroundedbleakharsh

What happens

Children (Icelandic: Börn ()) is a 2006 Icelandic film. Highly acclaimed, the film won several Edda Awards, and was also submitted as Iceland's official entry to the Academy Awards foreign film section. The film is set in the Breiðholt suburb of Reykjavík, and portrays a grittiness in stark contrast to the tourist-friendly portrayal of the Icelandic capital. The sequel Parents was released in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Cold Trail (2006)
• Gódir gestir (2006)
• Parents (2007)
• Devil's Island (1996)
• Gemsar (2002)
• Jar City (2006)
• Let Me Fall (2018)
• The Beast (1986)