Icelandic Drama 'Touch' Explores Love and Memory Across Decades

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.