The Love That Remains

The Love That Remains

2025 · 109 min · IS · 6.2 (40 votes)
Dir. Hlynur Pálmason · Starring Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Þorgils Hlynsson, Grímur Hlynsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson · Music Harry Hunt
DramaComedy

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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This film offers a tender, bittersweet look at family life navigating change with quiet resilience. It feels like a gentle, observational journey through the seasons, capturing the subtle shifts in relationships and the enduring nature of connection. A reflective, poignant experience.

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artistmultiple storylinesdivorced parentsfamily lifebrother brother relationshiplighthearted