The Love That Remains
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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Cast
20 people
Saga Garðarsdóttir
Anna
Also in
Balls
Woman at War
Sverrir Gudnason
Magnús
Known for
Borg vs McEnroe
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
Ída
Known for
A White, White Day
Godland
Þorgils Hlynsson
Þorgils
Also in
Nest
Joan of Arc
Grímur Hlynsson
Grímur
Also in
Nest
Joan of Arc
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Pálmi
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Anders Mossling
Martin
Known for
Thelma
Blood Sacrifice
Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Íris
Also in
Agnes Joy
The Swan
Halldór Laxness Halldórsson
Daníel
Also in
Woman at War
Let Me Fall
Kristinn Guðmundsson
Ágúst
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Stephan Stephensen
Coworker
Edda Arnljótsdóttir
Doctor
Also in
O
Agnes Joy
Hlynur Pálmason Director · Harry Hunt Composer Julius Krebs Damsbo Editor
Worldwide gross $133K · United States release January 30, 2026 · Produced in Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$133,449
Production
Snowglobe
Production
Still Vivid
Production
HOBAB
Production
Film i Väst
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Maneki Films
Production
Denmark · France · Iceland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ástin sem eftir er
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
France · May 18, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Iceland · August 14, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 30, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
October 7, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival / Chicago International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · Three Rivers Film Festival
Australia
June 14, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 8, 2025 · Theatrical · Melbourne International Film Festival
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · Nordic Film Festival
Austria
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
June 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 4, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
November 11, 2025 · Premiere · China Golden Rooster&Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
December 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
June 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
January 31, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Italy
May 28, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
July 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
January 28, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 2, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Poland
July 17, 2025 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
March 18, 2026 · Premiere · Marere Film Fest
August 7, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
June 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Borderlines Film Festival
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
XI
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
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