Die Hauptpersonen von Ragnar Bragasons eindringlichem Sozialdrama sind keine Helden. Im Gegenteil: Sie sind das, was man wohl als Loser bezeichnet. Eine alleinerziehende Mutter mit vier Kindern. Ein zwielichtiger Schläger. Ein gehänselter Junge, dessen einziger Freund der schizophrene Nachbar ist.

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.

　　三组人物，同样包裹着复杂难解的亲情习题：活在母亲阴影下的自闭男子；面临前夫强争孩子抚养权的单亲妈妈；以及只会以拳头解决一切的痞子男，突发奇想要去找寻被他遗弃的孩子；看似毫不相关的他们，渐渐浮现错综复杂的关联。结局出乎意料，黑白影像震撼人心，展现难得一见、来自北国冰岛的创作能量。

　　·该片是冰岛籍导演Ragnar Bragason和新成立的Vesturport之间的首次合作。

　　·官方代表冰岛参加2007年奥斯卡最佳外语片大奖的提名竞争。

Börn er kvikmynd eftir Ragnar Bragason frumsýnd árið 2006 sem er sköpuð í samvinnu við leikara úr leikhópnum Vesturport. Vinnuaðferðin við gerð myndarinnar var óhefðbundin á þann hátt að ekki var notast við hefðbundið kvikmyndahandrit, heldur spunnu leikarar leiktexta sinn fyrir framan myndavélina. Börn er fyrri hluti tvíleiks, seinni hlutinn Foreldrar var frumsýnd árið 2007