The plot centers around single nurse Karaitas; her son, Guðumund, who only plays with schizophrenic family friend, Marino; and criminal father Garðar, whose conflicts lead to the near death beating of his twin brother Georg.

This first part of a startling diptych from director Ragnar Bragason recalls the raw power of filmmaker Mike Leigh in its acute, no-holds-barred portrayal of working-class life in Iceland. Shot in atmospheric black-and-white, Children was Iceland’s submission to the Oscars®.