Children of Nature

Aug 1, 1991

1h 25m

★ 6.0

Sometimes a first love becomes a last love

Overview

An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Max Film

Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan

Metro Film

Children of Nature Trailers

Cast

Þorgeir

Gísli Halldórsson

Stella

Sigríður Hagalín

Varðstjóri

Baldvin Halldórsson

Drukkinn maður

Björn Karlsson

Engill

Bruno Ganz

Kona um nótt (as Bryndís Petra Bragadóttir)

Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir

Lögregluþjónn

Egill Ólafsson

Línumaður

Eiríkur Guðmundsson

Director

Guðbrandur Gíslason

Foreman

Hafliði Magnússon

Þorlákur

Hallmar Sigurðsson

News Man

Hallur Hallsson

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