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The Love That Remains

The Love That Remains

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The Love That Remains

2025

1h 49m

6.2(37 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Anna and Magnús are separating, working out how best to navigate breaking up without confusing their three children. Over the course of one year, life continues, in many ways, as normal, with each change of season occasioning little differences at home and in the surrounding landscape.

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Snowglobe

Still Vivid

HOBAB

Film i Väst

ARTE France Cinéma

Maneki Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Saga Garðarsdóttir

Saga Garðarsdóttir

Anna

Sverrir Gudnason

Sverrir Gudnason

Magnús

Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Ída

Þorgils Hlynsson

Þorgils

Grímur Hlynsson

Grímur

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Pálmi

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Íris

Kristinn Guðmundsson

Ágúst

Anders Mossling

Anders Mossling

Martin

Stephan Stephensen

Coworker

Creative team

Directed by: Hlynur Pálmason
Written by: Hlynur Pálmason
Produced by: Anton Máni Svansson
Katrin Pors

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