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Section: International Competition of European First Films
Summer Children (2017)
Two small children, Eydis and Kari, are put in a bus and sent from the city to the countryside to an orphanage. Their mother tells the sister to take care of her younger brother and that’s what she does. But both of them are still too young and being away from home is not easy – especially when the teachers are severe and strict. The only thought that helps the siblings is that they are there temporarily – there are children who live there all year long and have no other place to go. In time Eydis and Kari find new friends and adjust somewhat, but every so often one of them irritates the teachers and gets punished. Their lively imagination and playful minds help them get through many difficult moments and, after all, they will go back home soon! But their mother hasn’t come and summer is almost over...
| Country | Iceland, Norway |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 84 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir |
| Screenplay | Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir |
| Director of Photography | Ásgrímur Guðbjartsson |
| Music | Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Hermigervill |
| Edited by | Davíð Alexander Corno |
| Contact | Icelandic Film Centre |
Biography
A screenwriter and director from Iceland. She studied graphic design at the Icelandic Academy of Fine Arts and has worked in advertising. Later she moved to the USA where she graduated from the Cal Arts film program. After returning to Iceland, she worked with TV, made several short films and documentaries, and taught at local film schools. Her debut feature film is Summer Children (Sumarbörn, 2017).
Drama, First Feature, Childhood, Children with parents, Children with parents