Magnús

1989 · Movie · 90 min. · Iceland

Comedy Drama

Magnus is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnus 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 Magnus' dilemma.

Direction Þráinn Bertelsson

Cast Egill Ólafsson · Þórhallur Sigurðsson · Gudrun Gildottir · Jón Sigurbjörnsson · Margrét Ákadóttir · Maria Ellingsen · Ingimar Oddsson · Erlingur Gíslason · Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson