The Last Farm

2004 0h 17m IS

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 29

Drama

Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jón Sigurbjörnsson
Hrafn
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Daughter
Sigurður Skúlason
Postman
Kristjana Vagnsdottir
Gróa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Writers: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Languages: Icelandic
Countries: Iceland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Jón Sigurbjörnsson and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Skúlason carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0461847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rúnar Rúnarsson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iceland. Dialogue in Icelandic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Jón Sigurbjörnsson and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Skúlason carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0461847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 17 min · 0h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: IS
IMDB: The Last Farm (2004)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-01-23
★ 7/10
“Hrafn” (Jón Sigurbjörnsson) and his wife have lived on a remote Icelandic farm for much of their lives, but now with the harsh winter imminent they have been convinced by their daughter to spend this one in the warmth of a centrally heated and double glazed retirement home. As their final weekend at home approaches, he is adamant on the phone to his daughter that she not arrive to collect them until Monday. Why? Well that part of the mystery is actually quite obvious, but set amidst some gloriously pristine scenery this is a film that’s really more about a partnership, and one that is going to endure. Indeed, as we discover that his daughter and her family are on their way to “surprise” the couple, this actually becomes a race against time - and one that I felt myself hoping would work for the industrious “Hrafn”. What truly matters? A life with or one without - a difficult choice, or perhaps not?