PARENTS - dir. RAGNAR BRAGASON

Synopsis
The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her.

Parents is the independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, Children, was released in 2006.

Original title: Foreldrar
English title: Parents
Genre: Drama
Language: Icelandic

Director: Ragnar Bragason
Scriptwriter: Ragnar Bragson & the cast
Main cast: Ingvar E.Sigurdsson, Nanna Kristin Magnusdóttir, Víkingur Kristjánsson, Gudrún Jónsdóttir, Karl Gudmundsson, Gudrún Thorvaldsdottir, Pétur Rognvaldsson, Reine Brynolfsson, Gunnar Hansson
Assistant director: Hera Ólafsdottir
Editor: Sverrir Kristjánsson
Cinematographer: Bergsveinn Björgulfsson
Sound design: Huldar Freyr Arnarsson
Music: Pétur Ben
Production company: Vesturport
Website: www.vesturport.com

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby Digital
Length: 120 min.
Screening format: 35mm B&W
Production format: Dv cam
Premiere date and year: January 19th 2007

Festivals

Sydney Film Festival, Australia, 2007
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic , 2007
Brisbane International Film Festival, 2007
Images, Groningen Open Air Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2007
San Sebastian, 2007
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland, 2007
Raindance Film Festival, London, 2007
Filmfest Hamburg, 2007
Pusan International Film Festival, 2007
Riga Nordic Film Day, Latvia, 2007
Rome Film Festival, 2007
Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival, 2007
Denver Film Festival, 2007
Helsinki International Film Festival, 2007
Taipei Golden Horse, Taiwan, 2007
Euro Film Festival, Munich (at FPP), 2007
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2007
Palm Springs Film Festival, 2008
Scandinavian Film Festival, L.A. 2008
100.000 Retinas, Barcelona/Madrid, 2008
Scandinavian House, New York, 2008
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2008
Icelandic Institute, Berlin, 2008
FEBIOFEST, Slovakia, 2008
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2008
Istanbul International Film Festival, 2008
Icelandic Film Cultural Event, Brussels 2008
Icelandic Film Focus, Stockholm 2008

Awards

Edda Awards in Iceland 2007: Awarded for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Screenplay