Magnús

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 11, 1989

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

Icelandic

Countries

Iceland

Production

Nýtt Líf ehf.

Cast

Gísli Rúnar Jónsson,Egill Ólafsson,Þórunn Sigurðardóttir,Dagbjartur Guðmundsson,Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson,Guðrún Gísladóttir,Gunnar Eyjólfsson,Kristinn Hákonarson,Gunnar Pálsson,Margrét Ákadóttirand 17 more

Director

Þráinn Bertelsson

Writer

Þráinn Bertelsson

Cinematography

Ari Kristinsson

Music

Sigurður R. Jónsson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0097809