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Síðasti bærinn

  • 2004
  • TV-PG
  • 17m
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7.7/10
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Síðasti bærinn (2004)
ShortDrama

In a remote, windswept valley somewhere in the rugged landscapes of Iceland, a solitary elderly couple prepares for the forthcoming winter. However, the urge to work in such feverish haste r... Read allIn a remote, windswept valley somewhere in the rugged landscapes of Iceland, a solitary elderly couple prepares for the forthcoming winter. However, the urge to work in such feverish haste remains unknown.In a remote, windswept valley somewhere in the rugged landscapes of Iceland, a solitary elderly couple prepares for the forthcoming winter. However, the urge to work in such feverish haste remains unknown.

  • Director
    • Rúnar Rúnarsson
  • Writer
    • Rúnar Rúnarsson
  • Stars
    • Jón Sigurbjörnsson
    • Kristjana Vagnsdottir
    • Kjartan Bjargmundsson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Rúnar Rúnarsson
    • Writer
      • Rúnar Rúnarsson
    • Stars
      • Jón Sigurbjörnsson
      • Kristjana Vagnsdottir
      • Kjartan Bjargmundsson
    • 9User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Jón Sigurbjörnsson
    • Hrafn
    Kristjana Vagnsdottir
    • Gróa
    Kjartan Bjargmundsson
    • Unnar
    Arnheiður Steinþórsdóttir
    • Birta
    Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
    • Daughter
    Sigurður Skúlason
    • Postman
    • Director
      • Rúnar Rúnarsson
    • Writer
      • Rúnar Rúnarsson
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      Film is dedicated to the director's mother.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006)

    User reviews9

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    Visually beautiful, restrained and with a strong vein of pathos
    An old man lives with his wife on an isolated farmstead along the Icelandic coastline. His whole life spent there, raising his family and tending his land, he has no wish to give it up and move to the comfortable retirement home that his children have set up for him. However as preparations are made around him, he makes his own plans.

    A touching and simple film this one, nothing earth shattering in the emotions it delivers and the plot "twist" is not really going to take anyone by surprise – but then that is not the intension. Instead it is a thoughtful and genuine look at the treatment of the old within modern society by looking at this one farmer in particular. Although extreme, I found it easy to understand his emotions and to relate to them, despite not having any frame of reference for this. The credit belongs to Runarsson for this because he made it so accessible and easy to engage with. The script is minimal but the development of the main character is well done without many words, to the point where we understand the man and who he is (independent, old fashioned, proud and certainly not someone who is ready to be lost into an easy place for the convenience of others).

    This is matched by a solid and dignified central performance as well as beautiful cinematography which helps us visually make the contrast between his life and his fate in a nursing home. I'm sure some viewers will bemoan the simplicity of the message but to me they are being overly critical – it is not rammed down our throat so much as it is just simply laid in front of us. Run through with pathos and emotion, it is a great little short film and worth seeing.
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    • Apr 12, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 2004 (Iceland)
    • Country of origin
      • Iceland
    • Language
      • Icelandic
    • Also known as
      • The Last Farm
    • Filming locations
      • Westfjords, Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands
      • Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond
      • Sveriges Television (SVT)
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    • Budget
      • €67,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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