Pity the Lovers / Vesalings elskendur
Synopsis. Oskar and Maggi are two brothers, longing for love but seemingly doomed to stay single. Oskar shies from relationships but is secretly in love with his childhood sweetheart Anna, engaged to another and safely out of reach. Maggi on the other hand is overly eager and goes from one relationship to another, hoping for eternal love each time. A film about the complexity of human relations and the searching for love.
Director and script writer: Maximilian Hult
Main cast: Björn Thors, Jóel I Sæmundsson, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Karlsson, Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir, Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Þóra Karítas Árnadóttir, Axel Leó Kristinsson, Elvar Aron Heimisson
Main crew: DoP Tómas Örn Tómasson, Production Design Åsa Nilsson Costume design Helga I Stefánsdóttir, Hair & Makeup Design Steinunn Þórðardóttir, Editor Stefanía Thors, Composer Sunna Gunnlaugs
Producers: Anna Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir, Anders Granström Co-Producers: Guðrún Edda Þórhannesdóttir, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Production Companies: LittleBig Productions, Sweden, Spellbound Productions, Iceland
Length: 95 min. Genre: Romantic Comedy, Drama Language: Icelandic, Countries of production: Sweden/Iceland Year of release: 2019
Shot on location in Iceland late autumn 2017.