Thorgeir has grown old and is unable to run his farm anymore. He packs his few belongings, shoots his old dog, and leaves to the city. Living with his daughter's family doesn't work out too well, and he ends up in a nursery home - society's way of putting out people when they are no longer needed. There he meets up with Stella, and together they steal a Jeep and set out on a journey to northwest where they both grew up.
Children of Nature can be a difficult film to comprehend for the casual viewer, as elements of magical realism appear suddenly and without explanation in this seemingly realistic film. However, one must be aware that this is a travel to the childhood, back to rural Iceland, where supernatural was (and partly still is) a very real part of the way of life. Through the film, Thorgeir also undergoes transformation from his very cynical outset that sees death as turning into mere trash that has to be thrown out.
The beauty of Children of Nature is the way the simplistic road movie builds up into being commentary on urbanization, heritage, life and - most of all - death. The ending is one of the most powerful that I have ever seen.
Children of Nature can be a difficult film to comprehend for the casual viewer, as elements of magical realism appear suddenly and without explanation in this seemingly realistic film. However, one must be aware that this is a travel to the childhood, back to rural Iceland, where supernatural was (and partly still is) a very real part of the way of life. Through the film, Thorgeir also undergoes transformation from his very cynical outset that sees death as turning into mere trash that has to be thrown out.
The beauty of Children of Nature is the way the simplistic road movie builds up into being commentary on urbanization, heritage, life and - most of all - death. The ending is one of the most powerful that I have ever seen.