The harsh foreboding landscape of an Icelandic farm is beautifully photographed and conveyed in this bleak little tale about an independent and proud farmer and his dead wife. With his back against the wall, his support gone and a daughter trying to get him into a nursing home farmer Hran devises his own exit with Rube Goldberg tenacity.
Last Farm is a stoically grim meditation on rugged individuality at ropes end. The dignity, loyalty and courage displayed by Hran is moving and unsettling as he faces death in the same way he faced life, with stoic resignation.
The film's major drawback is that it is much too short. The entirety of this film would have made for a stunning climax to a more fully explored feature film about the Last Farm since the lead and the cinematography show in its brief running time they have more than the ability to go the distance.
Last Farm is a stoically grim meditation on rugged individuality at ropes end. The dignity, loyalty and courage displayed by Hran is moving and unsettling as he faces death in the same way he faced life, with stoic resignation.
The film's major drawback is that it is much too short. The entirety of this film would have made for a stunning climax to a more fully explored feature film about the Last Farm since the lead and the cinematography show in its brief running time they have more than the ability to go the distance.