The Last Farm
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The Last Farm (Icelandic title Síðasti bærinn) is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated live action short film. The film's runtime is approximately 20 minutes. It was directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, and stars Icelandic actor Jón Sigurbjörnsson. The film was scored by Kjartan Sveinsson who plays keyboards for Sigur Rós.
The film is about a farmer who lives in the last farm in his region in Vestfirðir, Iceland. His wife dies few days before they two are scheduled to leave the farm for a retirement home. The farmer keeps the death a secret from his daughter who is coming to pick them up, and concocts a plan, revealed in the last scene.
On January 31, 2006 it was nominated for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film but failed to win.
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