CinemaOSMovie · 1989 · 1h 33m

Magnús

68%(5)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byÞráinn Bertelsson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
IS
Released
August 11, 1989
Studios
Nýtt Líf ehf.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Magnús

Þórhallur Sigurðsson

Þórhallur Sigurðsson

Theódór Ólafsson

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Helena Ólafsdóttir

Jón Sigurbjörnsson

Ólafur Theódórsson

Margrét Ákadóttir

Laufey Hrímfjörð

María Ellingsen

María Ellingsen

Edda Magnúsdóttir

Ingimar Oddsson

Ólafur Magnússon

Erlingur Gíslason

Erlingur Gíslason

Dr. Óðinn

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Gísli

Árni Pétur Guðjónsson

Árni Pétur Guðjónsson

Símon

Creative team
Directed by
Þráinn Bertelsson
Þráinn Bertelsson
Written by
Þráinn Bertelsson
Þráinn Bertelsson

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