Synopsis
In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, who died in a tragic accident two years earlier. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.
Filmmaker
Hlynur Pálmason
He is a filmmaker and visual artist. A graduate of the Danish National Film School, he debuted with Winter Brothers, which premiered at Locarno and Seville. With A White, White Day, he was part of the Cannes Critics’ Week and won the Talents Award at D’A 2020, and with Godland, he received the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at San Sebastián. In 2025, he presented his first solo exhibition at Tabakalera. His artwork explores themes such as landscape and the passage of time.
Filmography: The Love that Remains (2025, D'A 2026), Joan of Arc (2025, D'A 2026), Nest (short, 2022), Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019, D'A 2020), Winter Brothers (2017), Seven Boats (short, 2014), En maler (short, 2013), A Day or Two (short, 2012), Jóel (short, 2010), Post-It (short, 2008)
Awards and festivals
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