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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.
Starring
Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Children was released 20 years ago in 2006.
Overview
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...
Children is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 30m.
CAST (12)
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Garðar/Georg
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Karítas
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Marino
AS
Andri Snær Helgason
Guðmundur
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Addi
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Katrín
Sigurður Skúlason
Gunnar
Theodór Júlíusson
Kærasti
Kristján Franklín Magnús
Hörður
EI
Ellert Ingimundarson
Sigurður
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kolbrún
Hanna María Karlsdóttir
Franka
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
90 min (1h 30m)
Country
IS
Rating
6.1/10 (11 votes)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Children about?
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.
How long is Children?
Children has a runtime of 90 minutes (1h 30m).
Who stars in Children?
The cast of Children includes Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Andri Snær Helgason, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson.
What is the rating of Children?
Children has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 11 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama