CHILDREN - dir. RAGNAR BRAGASON

Synopsis
Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she's oblivious to what's going on with her twelve year old son Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund's only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his forties, who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marino starts to lose grip on reality. Gardar is an underworld enforcer who makes a mess at work and as a result his twin brother Georg is beaten up. Exiled both from the underworld and his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his son Gudmund whom he has never seen but the straight and narrow is a though path to follow

Original title: Börn
English title: Children
Genre: Drama
Language: Icelandic

Director: Ragnar Bragason
Scriptwriter: Ragnar Bragson & the cast
Main cast: Gísli Örn Gardarsson, Nína Dögg Filipusdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Andri Snaer, Hanna María Karlsdóttir, Erlendur Eiríksson, Margrét Helga Jóhannesdóttir, Sigurdur Skúlason
Assistant director: Hera Ólafsdóttir
Editor: Sverrir Kristjánsson
Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Sound design: Huldar Freyr Arnarsson
Music: Pétur Benediktsson
Production company: Vesturport

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby Digital
Length: 93 min.
Screening format: 35mm B&W
Production format: DV Cam
Premiere date and year: September 9. 2006

Festivals
2006:
Filmfest Hamburg, Germany
AFM, Los Angeles, USA
Noir in Fest, Italy, (Won: Special Jury Prize)
2007:
Berlinale, Berlin, Germany (Market screenings)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Pusan International Film Festival, Busan, S-Korea
Rotterdam International Film Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
San Sebastian Film Festival, San Sebastian, Spain
Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
Euro Film Festival, Munchen, Germany
Göteborg International Film Festival, Goteborg, Sweden
Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
Images Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Istanbul Indie Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia
Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, USA
Raindance International Film Festival, London, UK
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, USA
Riga Nordic Film Days, Riga, Latvia
Rome International Film Festival, Rome, Italy
Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. Los Angeles, USA
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, USA
Sevilla European Film Festival, Sevilla, Spain
Sydney Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
Tromsö International Film Festival, Tromsö, Norway
Transylvania International Film Festival, Cluj, Romania
Zerkalo International Film Festival, Moscow, Russia
2008:
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
Icelandic Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Icelandic Institute, Berlin, Germany
Febiofest, Slovakia
Wisconsin Film Festival, USA
Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
Icelandic Film Focus, Stockholm, Sweden
Icelandic Film Cultural Event, Brussels, Belgium
Nordic Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania
2009:
Scandinavian House, New York, USA
Plus Camerimage Film Festival, Lodz, Poland