Shorts Bay

An Icelandic short film about an old man who might leave his farm keeps a secret.

In a remote corner of Iceland, winter is coming on. An aging farmer named Hrafn is doing has last chores before leaving with his wife Gróa for a retirement home in the city. Their daughter Lilja will be coming after the weekend to pick them up. She calls her parents, interrupting her dad’s lunch. Her mother is napping. The stoic Hrafn wants to make sure she won’t come before Monday. What are these last chores?

Nominated for Oscar in 2006, another 13 wins.


Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson / Iceland / 2004