Magnús
Released: August 11, 1989Runtime: 93 minLanguage: IS
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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Egill Olafsson
as Magnús Bertelsson
Orhallur Sigur Sson
as Theódór Ólafsson
Gu Run Gisladottir
as Helena Ólafsdóttir
Jon Sigurbjornsson
as Ólafur Theódórsson
Margret Akadottir
as Laufey Hrímfjörð
Maria Ellingsen
as Edda Magnúsdóttir
Ingimar Oddsson
as Ólafur Magnússon
Erlingur Gislason
as Óðinn Læknir
Rostur Leo Gunnarsson
as Gísli
Arni Petur Gu Jonsson
as Símon sendimaður
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