2 Movies Starring Nèna Dègg Filippusdèttir

Children

Children

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-09-09

Languages:

Icelandic

Countries:

Iceland

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (528 Reviews)

Director:

Ragnar Bragason

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ragnar Bragason

Nèna Dègg Filippusdèttir

Gèsli èrn Garèarsson

èlafur Darri èlafsson

Fullplot:

Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she's oblivious to what's going on with her twelve year old son Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund's only friend in the world is Marinè, a schizophrenic in his forties, who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinè realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marino starts to lose grip on reality. Gardar is an underworld enforcer who makes a mess at work and as a result his twin brother Georg is beaten up. Exiled both from the underworld and his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his son Gudmund whom he has never seen but the straight and narrow is a though path to follow

Parents

Parents

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-19

Languages:

Icelandic

Countries:

Iceland

Runtime:

87 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (256 Reviews)

Director:

Ragnar Bragason

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ragnar Bragason

Vèkingur Kristjènsson

Nanna Kristèn Magnèsdèttir

Ingvar Eggert Sigurèsson

Fullplot:

The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her. PARENTS is the independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, CHILDREN was released in 2006.

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