"On behalf of the Icelandic Film Corporation" "I would like to welcome you to the premiere of my film "Children of Nature"." "First I would like to thank all of those who worked with me on the film and I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did while making it." "I also hope that the discussion that this film will stimulate, will lead to better conditions for old people." "Despite having difficulties finding investors to finance a film about old people" "I managed to complete it by putting into it everything I have, because I believe that we have to confront the problems of the elderly" "and do things in a better way than we have up to now." "I would like to dedicate this film to my mother who is here tonight." "Please stand up mother!" ""Children of Nature" is in a way my declaration of love for the Iceland I grew up in, for a society which has now disappeared" "and some of you will only learn about through my film." ""Children of Nature" Enjoy..." "Congratulations." "Thank you!" "I would like to congratulate you." "Thank you!" "It is always a pleasure to see history in the making!" "You ain't seen nothing yet." "Your mother went home with the boy." "Why not call her to see if they're ok?" "Come on they're fine." "What if..." "Hello!" "Yes!" "Is the boy ok mum?" "Yes yes, we're fine," "we're watching a movie, Chaplin." "It's good to raise young boys on good films." "Ah, Chaplin is always the best." "Yes fine... and have a nice evening!" "See you later then" "Where did I put my glass?" "I never remember where I put things ." "Arnar!" "What!" "Are you hiding?" "Oh my God!" "I'd rather keep him here overnight." "Is that really necessary?" "Isn't he OK now?" "I'll just take him home." "His parents will be back shortly." "Good evening, Madam." "Good evening." "Are you OK?" "Yes I'm fine, thanks for your concern." "Don't I know you from somewhere?" "Didn't you go to school with my son?" "Have you perhaps been drinking this evening?" "No nothing to speak of?" "Would you mind blowing into the tube for me?" "What..." "what do you mean?" "Is that befitting for a woman of my age?" "Yes, please!" "I'd appreciate if you would just blow in the tube here." "What?" "Please." "Madam," "You've been drinking far too much tonight." "You've far too much alcohol in your blood." "You're not fit to drive." "It must be broken?" "Try it on the boy." "OK." "Would you like to try also?" "Yes!" "Aaah!" "There's something wrong with this thing." "I sincerely apologize." "But just drive carefully." "I'll do that" "The streets are full of drunken drivers." "Sorry to trouble you." "Have a nice evening." "Good night!" "Good night" "Hello!" "Can you drive me to the cemetery?" "I'm coming!" "Isn't it always sold out?" "You must be rich by now, my dear?" "No, rather poor attendance." "No one is interested in the old times." "They're interested in something else, share price index and stuff like that." "Well, money often makes a fool of us!" "You were always so keen to visit your grandma with me at the old folks home where we should never had sent her." "I was here at her grave the other day." "A young woman started talking to me and offered to drive me home." "Well, well." "On the way home I mentioned how new and smart her car was." "Then she said:" "Yes I was very lucky... an unlucky drunk guy from the Icelandic Film Corporation... smashed eleven cars in my street." "One of them was mine... and I got a brand new car from the insurance company." "Did you do this good deed, or what?" "No it was a colleague." "Of course!" "You've always kept your drinking under control." "Yes, I never had problems with alcohol." "I just drink until it is finished." "Exactly, you've always been diligent." "This will be the end of the road for me, with mum and dad!" "Do you believe in God?" "Where do you come from?" "We are Mormons from Utah." "And you've come all this way to ask me if I believe in God?" "It could be hard for Toni to handle this..." "I can see some movement!" "She is coming... she is going back in... she is going into the kitchen." "I can't see anything." "She has disappeared into the smoke." "Gogo, Gogo." "Yes, she's coming out now." "The house needs to be cleared of smoke." "It would be best for you to come with us to the hospital." "You don't have to fuss over me." "No you're coming with us." "No it's not necessary." "You don't have to fuss over me." "From dust you were created..." "and to dust you shall return." "From dust you will rise again." "In the name of the Father and Son and the Holy spirit, amen." "Would you care to come with me to the cemetery?" "No, I have no business there." "Could you call my son?" "What on earth were you doing there?" "I don't know." "I think my mind's betraying me." "I got this phonecall from Dúdda" "She told me mother gatecrashed a funeral and didn't want to leave." "She is just collecting funerals." "She sees the beauty in them." "Yeah but wouldn't be better if they were friends and relatives." "Funerals are now the only place where people can be in peace... to think beautiful thoughts about other people." "This is of course not working." "We have to do something." "You've always been her favourite." "Well, well," "Mother, we were talking." "With what's happened lately, we think you should think about ...moving to a nursing home." "What?" "But I'm fine!" "I'm fully capable of taking care of myself." "I get free lunch from the council, so I hardly ever have to cook... not since the spaghetti drama." "But mother, we'd feel so much better knowing that you are being taken care of." "Where there are nurses taking care of you round the clock." "Kids, what's the matter with you." "You must be kidding?" "Are you seriously thinking of putting your mother in a home?" "Especially you, my son... who has just made a movie about old people escaping a nursing home." "Isn't this Kjarval?" "No, it's Gunnlaugur Scheving." "Wake up, wake up, they're taking the car." "Quick!" "Shit!" "What the hell is going on here?" "Good evening." "We are just doing our job." "We were told to take this car." "Why?" "I don't know, we're just doing our job." "What kind of a criminal behaviour is this?" "Just a small debt..." "the film isn't going well." "And how am I supposed to take the kid to playschool tomorrow?" "Everything is going to be ok, honey." "It always has done and always will." "How can you believe that?" "We're losing everything!" "Well, if I didn't believe it I wouldn't be here now." "Would I?" "Well my friend," "This film of yours doesn't seem to be going anywhere." "No." "Your overdraft is growing fast." "It's up to 80 millions by now." "Do you have any solution?" "Well, if the film gets an Oscar nomination it will begin to sell abroad." "That's my only hope." "Icelanders don't understand me." "Hmm, Whoever thought about making a 90 minute movie about old people... walking about in the rain and fog?" "Uh, I just thought it would be a hit among the older generation." "I suppose the target group is too old, either dead or one foot in the grave." "Yes..." "You know that we're forced to get some guarantees for the overdraft, one way or another." "We'll probably have to sell your house." "What!" "I just have to do something, you're not putting any bread on the table." "No,no,no, don't worry honey!" "You are completely irresponsible." "Always playing in some bloody lottery ...and never winning anything." "Just wait for the Oscar nominations." "What Oscar!" "And aren't you going to work in the gambling business?" "I21..." "Ingi 21." "N31..." "Niculas 31." "The lucky number has been chosen:" "G54..." "Gunnar 54." "The room is filled with anticipation!" "We continue..." "B5..." "Bjarni 5." "N36..." "Niculas 36." "Bingo!" "You sure were lucky tonight." "I want you to have this." "You need it." "What!" "Well so they are going to put you in an institution?" "What are you doing here?" "I watch everything going on here." "Hey, sorry, take sorry, take this card as well, if..." "So beautiful here!" "Yes, exactly." "Nature never fails." "It will soon be spring." "It is always the same story with you." "You've always been such an imbecile and idiot." "Terrible my son should end up with a wife like you." "Always nagging, pestering and complaining." "Never satisfied with anything he does for you." "How exquisite the rainbow is around the waterfall." "Where are you going?" "I'll walk home." "What nonsense." "Her memory is starting to slip." "What do you mean, slip?" "Is this the way you talk about me to her?" "Mother!" "Where are you?" "Are you here?" "I just lost the water." "But when the tub is full of water I can swim like a fish." "You're freezing." "I can feel your father's presence." "I'm sure he is always here with us." "Yes, of course he is here." "He is not happy with your plans for me." "He is totally against them." "Yes, we should soon have a family meeting." "I think it is really unnecessary to be hiding the keys from me." "Why would I be hiding your keys?" "Well it can only be you hiding them." "Are you totally nuts mother?" "How can you even imagine that?" "I am quite sure about it." "Nobody but you has access to my keys." "And then all my jewellery is gone?" "What have you done with it?" "Are you stealing from your own ageing mother?" "Oh please mum!" "Well then, where is the gold bracelet your father gave me for our Golden Wedding Anniversary?" "I had an appointment with the PM." "Let me see sir!" "Please go in!" "Thanks" "Welcome, mate!" "Hi!" "Did I tell you about the salmon I caught in Black River this autumn?" "No!" "What a catch!" "18 pounds!" "Completely swallowed the worm." "Can you beat that?" "I'm not in the mood for fishing stories." "My life is going down the drain." "What do you mean?" "No one goes to my damned film." "It's not working out!" "The bank is going to auction my house." "They even took my car the other day." "I thought you would maybe have some tricks to straighten the situation." "Have you checked with state TV?" "Can't they put some cash into it?" "I'll call them and tell them to pay what is needed." "You already did that." "I've spent that money already." "Can you call the bank and ask them to wait... at least until the Oscar nominations have been announced?" "Well yes, that shouldn't be a problem." "We'll talk to our people on the board." "Don't you need to get away?" "Rio Tinto has invited me salmon fishing." "Why won't you join us?" "What, what is it?" "You should remind our boy he promised me a memorial stone... up north in Höfði." "He clearly doesn't mean to keep his promise." "Hello!" "Hello." "Could you call my son?" "He has to come and let me in." "I forgot my keys inside." "Of course!" "I'll do that." "You could have waited mum." "I was on my way." "80 years old and you crawl in through a window!" "You think I can wait forever?" "Time is scarce." "Before you know it you're dead." "This impatience of yours could be the death of you." "Some things cannot wait." "Your father came to me." "Okay..." "Aren't you going to do something to honor your father on his birthday?" "He would have been 100 this autumn." "Your father asked me to remind you." "Yes, but I don't know what to do." "Well your father loved poetry... maybe you could find some stones on the beach at Hofsós... that you could engrave with a poem." "He liked both Davíð Stefánsson and Hannes Pétursson." "Yes, that might be an idea" "Hello!" "Þórhallur." "Hello, hello." "Great news." "Wonderful news." "Children of nature won the Golden Butterfly award in Benidorm." "Can't you broadcast this in your TV show?" "Hmm..." "I've never heard about that award." "It's the greatest award in the field after the Venice Lion... or the Palme d'Or in Cannes or the Berlin Bear ...it's not some local prize, it's a really serious award." "Very important and extremely important for the Icelandic film industry." "Almodóvar was born in Benidorm." "Well ok." "Be here just after 7." "Great." "See you then." "Congratulations!" "It was about time." "Yes, thank you." "Did you see this coming?" "Well eh..." "it was a pleasant surprise." "But like the make-up girls said ... it was only a matter of time." "Do you think this will give you greater opportunities abroad?" "I just had a call from Norway asking me to direct a Viking film." "So..." "What about Hollywood?" "No I'm not interested in working in a hamburger joint." "What do you mean by hamburger joint?" "Well Hollywood is all about killing time and quickly stuffing people... so they wont be hungry." "Hollywood is a hamburger joint." "What are you going to do with that stone?" "My father would have been 100..." "if he had lived." "I'm going to use it as a memorial... and erect it at the place dearest to him." "That's a kind thought." "What are you going to engrave on it?" "Well the old man liked Hannes Pétursson, so, the lines from his poem:" ""My land in the north blessed is the oblivion under my turf"." "Hello!" "Hello, mother!" "I have the stone in the car." "So I head north early tomorrow morning." "No, the stone is in the car!" "So there's no space for you." "The girls will pick you up at 9." "OK." "By my path I found a bit of plank and fixed on it a string and red stub." "From a fir branch I found on the beach I carved birds and also from smithy turf." "In my mind I often fly to the heavens and surely I can sing life into my birds." "Some can swim on ponds and streams and some will always be little children." "The sun gilds the strait and blue fjord and joins with magic sky and earth." "I hear distant wild wings call." "Dreamlike pearly glitter plays on home field and path." "Oh heavenly goddess pluck my harp and listen, God's angels in paradise." "Okay mother, are you ready!" "I'm not going anywhere with you... until you give me back my gold bracelet." "The last desire of our wishes... beholds abundance in it's womb..." "It is very sad that mother is not here." "If Muhamed does not come to the mountain... the mountain comes to Muhamed." "Mother, the stone is now in place and listen to this." "...wish to weave eternal spring around your heart." "Our life is a wonderful journey." "We are guests on Hotel Earth." "Some come and some go today..." "Isn't it beautiful mother?" "He never liked Tómas Guðmundsson ...for new groups always come and fill the gap." "And there are some that long for this journey but there are many who fear it." "And some rush on while others sit and wait... by the hotel window," "Grandma Gógó!" "Mother, what are you doing here?" "I'm going up north with this wreath to put on your father's memorial stone." "No no, this is crazy." "You will come to town with us." "No, I'm on my way!" "We are in here mum," "No, I'm on my way." "Mum." "I'm on my way." "Hello dear." "Could you hold this for me!" "Yes." "Hello." "Hello and good to see you!" "Welcome Gógó." "Thank you." "I look at the spirit of the past that I keep in secret in my heart." "This sweet memory light and silent it drifts to me day and night, so I never, never forget." "so never, never forget." "Listen, don't you have some tricks to fix the VAT." "The tax authorities are killing me." "It's a bite, that was a bite, that was definitely a bite." "They say you end up in jail if you don't pay this bloody VAT." "Yes, he took, he's on." "Jesus' you don't bring much luck, do you?" "I'm sorry!" "Have you never thought of making a movie based on one of my short stories?" "Hello!" "Hello!" "Are you lost?" "We just wanted to see you." "And we brought you flowers." "Did someone die?" "What!" "These are flowers for a funeral." "Didn't I raise you better?" "Ah, so you found the bracelet mum?" "Found?" "Did it go anywhere?" "Why do you behave like this!" "My son would never bring his mother white lillies while she's still alive." "He's a man of the world." "How are you mum?" "How are you feeling?" "Why don't I make us some coffee?" "Why's the broom on the stove?" "Well, to remind me to switch it off in the evening." "Yes." "This is the police." "We're at your mother's house." "It would be good if you could come." "Yes I will come." "Your mother forgot to turn the water off." "It's quite a damage." "You have to put your mother in a nursing home." "It's only a question of time till she burns down the building." "What are you whining about?" "You'll get a new kitchen out of this." "You should be thanking me." "Well my dear." "I wonder if you will ever come again to me for a visit." "Why not?" "Everything is changing." "How?" "Well I'm losing track of time, my dear." "Here we have had so many wonderful moments." "Yes, this one was always your favourite." "Your grandfather's rocking horse." "Can we never play again grandma?" "It is hard to tell." "Are you dying?" "This'll be wonderful for you." "Mum." "There's a hobby room there." "You can do craft all day long." "And there's a gym." "You've always been one for exercise." "And lots of doctors." "You always had a thing about doctors." "Is it me or you going to this damned institution?" "Is it there you are taking me?" "To a dog hotel?" "At least you have a good view!" "I'm sorry, I was told to destroy your credit card." "The film is going so damned badly" "I'll have to sell the paintings for my debts." "I'm just about broke." "What about the jewellery and the silver?" "You can split it between the two of you, I don't mind." "If I know your wife she would want some of it." "Yes, probably." "I just think mother's stuff has more sentimental value for you.." "I've heard that it is not a good idea to involve spouses in splitting inheritance." "I'm afraid that none of this will be useful for her again." "Not the house either." "Shouldn't we just put it up for sale?" "Yes." "What do you think?" "Don't you think this is worth something?" "It is not a very big painting." "Not a big painting?" "What do you mean, this is Kjarval." "Kjarval isn't valued in square meters." "Can't you just open the credit card and you get the painting instead." "OK" "Who is this woman with you, dear?" "It's my mum, she is married to my dad." "And was it a successful marriage?" "What is this?" "Stop confusing the boy like this." "She is really ugly." "And you are such a beautiful boy, just like your father." "Slate 497 take 7." "Action." "Hello." "Good morning." "It's Asmundur in the bank." "Yes, what's wrong?" "No no, there is nothing wrong." "I see that you're getting some money now." "I'd like to get some of it into one of our high interest accounts... a money market account." "Well, I don't like taking risks." "I don't have much to play with at the moment." "No, no worries it's a 99,9% secure investment." "Everyone's doing it." "I'll think about it." "I'm expecting some money shortly." "Cut!" "Which colour is this?" "Well...it's red." "What shape is this?" "Triangle" "Who is the prime minister of Iceland?" "Do you think I'm an idiot?" "It's... the good man," "Obama." "Put this together for me." "Fit them together." "Have you turned senile?" "You, the doctor." "Son, isn't this all a one big bluff?" "Hello." "Listen, if you can mortgage your mother's house... then we are ready to lend you for a really great investment..." "Decode." "The first Icelandic company on Nasdaq." "What kind a company is that?" "Well, some sort of biopharmaceutical company ...in a unique position because we, the Icelandic people are its gene bank." "We'll be able to trace all diseases through our genes - a complete breakthrough." "Yes." "OK." "I naturally want to be part of it." "Great." "This is going to take care of all your problems." "Great." "I'm sad to have to tell you that according to our tests, your mother has Alzheimer." "There's no cure so she'll have to take medication to slow the progress of the disease." "She can't be alone." "Can some one in the family take care of her?" "Then she will just stay here." "Do you think she feels bad?" "I cannot really tell." "For the Alzheimer patient it is worst not being able to control his surroundings." "All changes can make the disease worse." "Because you are a film director, gifted in deceiving your audience, you should know that Alzheimer patients are masters in deceiving their relatives." "Earlier this month the first Icelandic company was registered at the New York stock exchange." "The company was Decode Genetics managed by Kári Stefánsson." "It's share price has been low the past few days but so far today the shares have been in free fall." "Hello." "Your mother has disappeared." "She went out and hasn't returned." "The rescue team has been alerted." "...she was last seen at Víðines." "She does not answer by name, since she is suffering from Alzheimer." "What's the matter with you woman?" "Don't fall asleep." "You are like a character out of Children of Nature!" "One fine night light shone throughout the world." "It is the world's heaviest cross to bear to not know Him as we should." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "In Bethlehem that child was born that best healed wounded souls, and that angels said is the Saviour." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "To children's rhymes I rock your cradle." "Well mother who'll get the almond gift this year?" "Remember when I swallowed it?" "How old was I?" "Five ...?" "And everyone made fun of me except you  everybody except you." "Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight;" "glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!" "Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!" "Please come out dear..." "Gogo, open up!" "Please open dear..." "Gogo" "Step back." "I've got the key." "We are coming in!" "Hi, what's going on?" "This is a real mess." "This is what happens when you take big risks." "We should sell immediately before the shares fall further... and move everything into our money market fund." "Ok, just do it." "Are you going to do the dishes?" "Eh." "What!" "I was just thinking we should buy a dish washer, to save you the trouble." "And I was thinking about this disease." "Disease?" "Do you think it's hereditary?" "It doesn't matter much to me, you're like an overgrown baby anyway." "Yeah, yeah!" "We're testing a new drug." "As you know there has never been a proper drug on the market for Alzheimer, the same story as for autism but both have their roots in the same part of the brain." "This new drug could be a breakthrough." "The question is if you want to participate in the test?" "Do we have anything to lose?" "My loving mum..." "I just want you to know..." "I just want to say..." "I've been thinking... you see, I have to tell you what an important part of my life you've been..." "I know that I should have told you this a long time ago... but..." "I have always been so busy..." "You are so dear to me..." "You've always given me so much..." "Above all you gave me life..." "You gave me the gift of seeing the bright sides of life... but now somehow..." "What play are we doing?" "Where are you... my dear mother?" "Where have you gone?" "Decode shares have hit the roof, now that" "Kári Stefánsson and his colleagues ..." "What!" "Wait, wait!" "... announced the discovery of a cure for Alzheimer." "I can't believe it." "I don't believe it." "Bloody hell!" "I just sold my damned shares there were long queues outside Icelandair offices... for just 50 jobs on offer." "Well dear." "You've shown an amazing improvement." "Could you tell me who's in the government now?" "Isn't it always changing?" "Do you remember who they are?" "No, but I think you are getting your memory back." "Back?" "Yes." "I remember everything." "I get sharper by the minute." "But who are you?" "Can't you pick me up and drive me home?" "They want to discharge me." "Well, we'll find a good place for you." "You'll just stay with us to begin with." "I'm on my way." "Yes, goodbye." "My son just wants me to take a taxi to his house." "But I've called all the hospitals..." "it's like she vanished into thin air." "But haven't you had some information about an old lady lost somewhere?" "No?" "Thank you!" "Where should we go?" "Anywhere, as long as we are alone." "The film is dedicated to Steingrímur Eyfjörð Guðmundsson."