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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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Óskar Sveinn
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Katrín Rós
Known for
Heartstone
Operation Napoleon
Víkingur Kristjánsson
Einar Birgir
Also in
Two Birds
World's End
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Katrin Eldri
Also in
Jitters
Children
Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Erna
Also in
A Man Like Me
Felix & Klara
Karl Guðmundsson
Also in
White Whales
White Night Wedding
Pétur Rögnvaldsson
Baldur
No other roles listed
Reine Brynolfsson
Johann
Known for
Love & Anarchy
Les Misérables
Gunnar Hansson
Bjarni
Known for
Cop Secret
Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir
Halla
Known for
101 Reykjavik
Hera Ólafsdóttir
Þórunn Káradóttir
Ragnar Bragason Director · Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Writer Víkingur Kristjánsson Writer
Budget $400K · First release January 19, 2007 · Produced in Iceland
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$400,000
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Vesturport
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Iceland
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Original title
Foreldrar
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
English · Icelandic · Swedish
Release dates
Iceland · January 19, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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