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2007 · 87 min Drama
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Foreldrar
Year 2007
Country Iceland
Genre Drama
Director Ragnar Bragason
Runtime 87 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (8 votes)

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The film constructs a quiet, observational drama around three adults navigating profound personal disappointments and the quiet fractures in their family lives. It relies on restrained performances and a stark Icelandic setting to explore themes of loneliness, failed expectations, and the elusive search for connection.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of melancholic realism, a portrait of lives in suspension that avoids easy resolutions. It’s a thoughtful, somber character study for patient viewers. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ragnar Bragason

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