Börn Náttúrunnar
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''Children of Nature'' ( is, Börn náttúrunnar) is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 64th Academy Awards, the only Icelandic film to have ever been nominated.


Plot

Þorgeir, an old man living in the Icelandic countryside, has grown too old to continue running his farm, and is made to feel unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped into a home for the elderly in Reykjavík, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds of Iceland to die together.


See also

* List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *
List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Iceland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1981. The first film to be sent to AMPAS by Iceland was ''Land and Sons'' which was released in Iceland in 1980. Since then, Iceland has sent in a film ev ...


References


External links

* * Icelandic romantic drama films 1990s Icelandic-language films 1991 films 1991 romantic drama films Films directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson {{Iceland-film-stub