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Writers:
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Einar Guðmundsson
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Release Date:
1 August 1991 (Iceland) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Sometimes a first love becomes a last love
Plot:
Old Thorgeir must leave his home far off in the icelandic 'countryside' and move into a home for senior citizens in Reykjavik... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Guess Where I'm Going? Brrrr
 (From FilmExperience. 2 August 2010, 9:00 AM, PDT)
Oscar Nominee Blasts Hollywood's "Industrial" Output
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 1 November 2000)
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Endearing questing tale See more (10 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Gísli Halldórsson ... Þorgeir
Sigríður Hagalín ... Stella
Baldvin Halldórsson ... Varðstjóri
Björn Karlsson ... Drunk man

Bruno Ganz ... Engill
Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir ... Woman in the night (as Bryndís Petra Bragadóttir)
Egill Ólafsson ... Cop
Eiríkur Guðmundsson ... Línumaður
Guðbrandur Gíslason ... Director
Hafliði Magnússon ... Foreman
Hallmar Sigurðsson ... Þorlákur
Hallur Hallsson ... News Man
Karl Jónatansson ... Harmonikkuleikari
Jóhann Sigurðsson ... Lögregluþjónn
Jón Ólafsson ... Singer
Jóhannes Arason ... Pulur
Jörundur Hilmarsson ... Mælingamaður
Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson ... Ferry Man
Magnús Ólafsson ... Flutningabílstjóri
Margrét Ólafsdóttir ... Sesselía
Rúrik Haraldsson ... Halldór
Rögnvaldur Finnbogason ... Priest
Sigridur Björnsdottir ... Lilja Dögg (as Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir)
Valgerður Dan ... Gerður
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir ... Nurse
Völundur Óskarsson ... Gasoline Checker
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson ... Taxi Driver
Wolfgang Pfeiffer ... Taxi Driver
Skule Eriksen ... Taxi Driver
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Directed by
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson 
Einar Guðmundsson 

Produced by
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson .... producer (as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
Wolfgang Pfeiffer .... producer
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson 
 
Cinematography by
Ari Kristinsson 
 
Film Editing by
Skafti Gudmundsson 
 
Art Direction by
Geir Óttar Geirsson 
 
Sound Department
Kjartan Kjartansson .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Böðvar Bjarki Pétursson .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Júlíus Kemp .... off-line editor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Börn náttúrunnar" - Germany (original title)
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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Germany | Iceland | Norway
Language:
Icelandic | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-10 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Germany:12 | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
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Company:
Icelandic FilmSee more »

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Referenced in Faraway, So Close! (1993)See more »

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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Endearing questing tale, 21 January 2002
Author: storybandit (storybandit@hotmail.com)

This movie begins with Geirri leaving the family farm and moving in with his family. He's gotten to old to handle farming on his own, and his family has decided that they are more suited to life in the city. The attempt to merge into his daughter's hectic life doesn't work out and he finds himself in a nursing home, surrounded by fellow retirees - some of whom are loving the time and the freedom the home allows right alongside others who are not.

Geirri meets up with Stella, a childhood sweetheart who has decided that dying in a nursing home is something she does not want to do. So, they decide to leave together. By the dead of night they steal a car and head for the towns of their youth...

Geirri and Stella are running form the law (leaving the home without permission and, more importantly, car theft), but there is no 'Bonnie and Clyde' feeling to this story. They return to the towns they knew and remember the years together. There are spirits in their mind and spirits of the ocean who meet them along the way. You get an excellent sense of their strength, knowledge, and experience.

All in all, this movie is very touching - until the end.

I really appreciated the journey and the experiences Geirri and Stella have, but the plot twist that brings the viewer to a final scene which is (in my opinion) brutal, disturbing, and (to be frank) confusing end. Yes, Geirri running from the law, and yes, he is trying to maintain his freedom, but...the rocks and the feet...?

Confusing and jarring. There was a fascinating mystical feel to the way the movie plays itself out, and one could theorize that the ending was more symbolic than realistic. But, why throw that kind of symbolism onto the end of such a touching (and realistic) movie?

Even so, I highly recommend this movie. There's to much to be gained from the movie as a whole to allow the oddness of the ending to stop you from seeing it.

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