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The Love That Remains

사랑이 지나간 자리Ástin Sem Eftir Er

Director Hlynur PÁLMASON

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Even when a relationship ends, traces remain everywhere. The Love That Remains is a surreal drama that collages such moments, when those remnants of the past relentlessly overwhelm the present. Magnus, a herring fisherman, shares custody of his three children while living apart from Anna, the wife he once loved. Yet he still struggles daily with his longing for her. Anna, meanwhile, dreams of artistic breakthrough, but finds Magnus’s drifting presence both a source of support and a burden. Set against the stunning rural landscapes of Iceland, life may appear serene on the surface, yet it is filled with invisible cracks. In his fourth feature film, director Hlynur Pálmason, much like in his previous work Godland (2022), weaves layers of metaphor into the natural world. The fragmented and loosely connected traces of memory cross the boundaries between separation and intimacy, reality and fantasy, adding to the confusion, yet the film never loses its warmth from beginning to end.

Programme note by SONG Kyung-won

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Thu, 09/18

16:3018:19

Busan Community Media Center Open Hall

075KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Tue, 09/23

16:3018:19

Dongseo University Sohyang Theatre ShinhanCard Hall

473KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Wed, 09/24

10:0011:49

KOFIC Theater

544KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Hlynur PÁLMASON
Original title: Ástin Sem Eftir Er
Country/Region: Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
Year: 2025
Length: 109min
Section: Icons
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Icelandic
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

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Director: Hlynur PÁLMASON
Producer: Anton Máni SVANSSON, Katrin PORS
Cast: Sverrir GUDNASON, Saga GARÐARSDÓTTIR, Ída Mekkín HLYNSDÓTTIR, Grímur HLYNSSON, Þorgils HLYNSSON
Screenplay: Hlynur PÁLMASON
Cinematography: Hlynur PÁLMASON
Production design: Frosti FRIÐRIKSSON
Editing: Julius KREBS DAMSBO
Music: Harry HUNT
Production company: Still Vivid, Snowglobe, HOBAB, Maneki Films, Film i Väst, Arte France Cinema
World sales: New Europe Film Sales

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