New Europe Film Sales has pre-sold Hlynur Pálmason’s family drama “The Love That Remains” to multiple territories. Pálmason’s last film, “Godland,” debuted in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2022, and made it to the Oscar shortlist in the international feature film category.
Following its appearance in the work-in-progress showcase at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market, “The Love That Remains” has sold to Italy (Movies Inspired), Benelux (Imagine), Spain (Elastica), Poland (New Horizons), Baltics (Scanorama) and Greece (Weird Wave). In France, the film will be released by Jour2Fete and Scandinavian distributors include Scanbox in Denmark and Triart in Sweden. Norway and Finland are under negotiation.
The film captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through both playful and heartfelt moments, the film portrays the bittersweet essence of faded love and shared memories amidst the changing seasons.
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As well as directing, Pálmason also wrote the screenplay. His debut feature, “Winter Brothers,” premiered in the main competition of Locarno Film Festival in 2017, and his second feature, “A White, White Day,” was in Cannes’ Critics’ Week in 2019.
The cast for “The Love That Remains” includes Saga Garðarsdóttir (“Woman at War”), Sverrir Gudnason (“Borg vs. McEnroe”), Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir (“Godland”), Þorgils Hlynsson (“Nest”) and Grímur Hlynsson (“Nest”).
The producers are Anton Máni Svansson at Still Vivid, and Katrin Pors at Snowglobe. The film is co-produced by Hobab, Maneki Films, Film i Väst and Arte France Cinema.
The film received financial support from Icelandic Film Centre, Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs, Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative Europe Media, Hornafjörður Municipality, RUV, Jour2Fête, Arte, Max Distribution and Danish broadcaster DR.
New Europe Film Sales’ Berlin slate includes Sarah Miro Fischer’s drama “The Good Sister,” which plays in Berlinale’s Panorama section; animation “Tales From the Magic Garden,” directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec, which is in Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section; Dara Van Dusen’s survival thriller “A Prayer for the Dying”; László Nemes’ drama “Orphan”; Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s sci-fi thriller “Hot Spot”; and Aislinn Clarke’s folk horror “Fréwaka.”