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 is oblivious to what’s going on with her twelve year old 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 fourties who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marinó starts to lose grip on reality.
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Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Garðar/Georg
Known for
Ragnarok
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Karítas
Known for
Trapped
The Valhalla Murders
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Marino
Known for
Severance
The Last Witch Hunter
Andri Snær Helgason
Guðmundur
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Addi
Known for
Noi the Albino
Metalhead
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Katrín
Also in
Jitters
Parents
Sigurður Skúlason
Gunnar
Known for
The Valhalla Murders
Faust
Theodór Júlíusson
Kærasti
Known for
Rams
The Deep
Kristján Franklín Magnús
Hörður
Known for
Trapped
Yes-People
Ellert Ingimundarson
Sigurður
Also in
Foxtrot
Cold Echoes
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kolbrún
Known for
Of Horses and Men
Jar City
Hanna María Karlsdóttir
Franka
Known for
Trapped
The Midnight Sky
Ragnar Bragason Director · Petur Thor Benediktsson Composer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson Cinematographer
First release September 9, 2006 · Produced in Iceland · Production Köggull Filmworks, Vesturport
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Artbox
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Köggull Filmworks
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Vesturport
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Iceland
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Original title
Börn
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
Iceland · September 9, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
France
June 4, 2008 · Theatrical
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