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Baltasar Kormákur's latest film intertwines a pandemic-era journey with 1960s flashbacks, delving into themes of connection and loss.
- 'Touch' follows widower Kristófer as he confronts dementia and searches for a lost love from the 1960s.
- The film is based on Olaf Olafsson’s novel and features a screenplay co-written by the author.
- Director Kormákur contrasts the warmth of past memories with the cold isolation of the present.
- The narrative shifts between Kristófer’s youth in London and his pandemic-era quest in Japan.
- Critics praise the film’s emotional depth and visual storytelling, though some find it overly tidy.
People, Places and Things In This Story
- Baltasar Kormákur Icelandic actor and theatre director
- Touch 2024 film
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson Icelandic businessman and writer
- London Capital of England
- Japan Country in East Asia
- Iceland Country in Europe
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