Magnús
movie

Released August 11, 1989
Overview
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.
Cast
Egill Ólafsson
as
Magnús
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
as
Theódór Ólafsson
Guðrún Gísladóttir
as
Helena Ólafsdóttir
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Jón Sigurbjörnsson
as
Ólafur Theódórsson
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Margrét Ákadóttir
as
Laufey Hrímfjörð
María Ellingsen
as
Edda Magnúsdóttir
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Ingimar Oddsson
as
Ólafur Magnússon
Erlingur Gíslason
as
Dr. Óðinn
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
as
Gísli
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
as
Símon
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Randver Þorláksson
as
Jónas the lawyer
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Örn Árnason
as
Shopkeeper