Magnús is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnús to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end sooner than he expected, he wants to know how much it's been worth to him. Has life been worth living? Is it worth fighting for; is it worth a struggle against death? He takes a look at his family, a group of ordinary people, who are the colourful heroes of everyday life, struggling along in a world far removed from the world of high finance, power politics and international intrigues, but yet to them their lives are lives of high adventure. Those adventures, from the sublime to the ridiculous, form the storyline of the film, told against the background of Magnús' dilemma.
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Cast
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Egill Ólafsson
Magnús
Known for
Touch
Legends of Valhalla: Thor
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Theódór Ólafsson
Known for
Legends of Valhalla: Thor
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Helena Ólafsdóttir
Known for
Katla
The Sacrifice
Jón Sigurbjörnsson
Ólafur Theódórsson
Known for
Jar City
Margrét Ákadóttir
Laufey Hrímfjörð
Known for
No Such Thing
María Ellingsen
Edda Magnúsdóttir
Known for
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Touch
Ingimar Oddsson
Ólafur Magnússon
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Erlingur Gíslason
Dr. Óðinn
Known for
Of Horses and Men
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Gísli
Known for
Noi the Albino
Metalhead
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Símon
Also in
The Danish Woman
Agnes
Randver Þorláksson
Jónas the lawyer
Also in
Falcons
Behind Schedule
Örn Árnason
Shopkeeper
Known for
Legends of Valhalla: Thor
Þráinn Bertelsson Director · Sigurður R. Jónsson Composer Ari Kristinsson Cinematographer
First release August 11, 1989 · Produced in Iceland
Production
Nýtt Líf ehf.
Production
Iceland
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Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
Iceland · August 11, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
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