Children of Nature
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fridrik Th=r Fridriksson
Gisli Halldorsson
Sigridur Hagalin
Bruno Ganz
Valgerdur Dan
Hallmar Sigursson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An old farmer, confined to a retirement home by his daughter and son-in-law, runs away with a female lodger.
Director
Fridrik Th=r Fridriksson
Cast
Gisli Halldorsson
Sigridur Hagalin
Bruno Ganz
Valgerdur Dan
Hallmar Sigursson
Rurik Haraldsson
Baldvin Halldorsson
Egill Olafsson
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Magnus Olafsson
Gudbrandur Gislason
Crew
Margret Benediktsdottir
Skule Eriksen
Fridrik Th=r Fridriksson
Fridrik Th=r Fridriksson
Geir Ottarr Geirsson
Einar Mar Gudmundsson
Skule Hansen
Skule Hansen
Kjartan Kjartansson
Ari Kristinsson
Ragnheidur Olafsdottir
Hilmar örn Hilmarsson
Kristin Palsdottir
Wolfgang Pfeiffer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Iceland's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1991).
Winner of the 1991 Felix Award for Film Composer of the Year from the European Cinema Society. Also nominated for Actress of the Year and Young European Film of the Year.
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States August 1991
Released in United States December 1999
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1994
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1991
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.
Shown at New Directors/New Films series in New York City March 20 - April 5, 1992.
Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.
The first installment in a loosely-linked trilogy which also includes "Movie Days" (Iceland/1994) and "Cold Fever" (USA/Iceland/Germany/Denmark/1995).
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.)
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Cinema) June 18 - July 2, 1992.)
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series in New York City March 20 - April 5, 1992.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1991
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1994
Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States December 1999 (Shown in New York City (Quad Cinema) as part of program "Northen Lights: New Films From Iceland" December 3-9, 1999.)
