Career
On 14 August 2009 he left the party, choosing to sit as an independent. He is now sitting with the Left Green Party. They have two children and live in Reykjavík.
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Thrainn Bertelsson
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His 1981 film Jón Oddur & Jón Bjarni (English title: The Twins) won a Silver Award at the 1982 Giffoni Film Festival. His 1989 film Magnús was nominated for two European Film Awards, for best picture and best script, and received the 1990 DV Cultural Prize in Iceland. He was a co-founder of Norðan 8 and in 1982 founded his own film company, Nýtt líf (New Life Limited). His 1984 book Hundrað ára afmælið won the Children"s Literature Prize of the Reykjavík Board of Education.
Politics
He moved into politics in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008, and was elected a member of the Althing in 2009, initially for the Citizens" Movement. He later left the party to become an independent Member of Parliament, before joining the Left-Green Movement, which he currently represents. Þráinn has been a member of the Althing since 2009, initially representing the Citizens" Movement party.
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Political Party
Left-Green Movement