The Love That Remains

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66th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Hlynur Pálmason, one of Iceland’s most distinctive contemporary filmmakers, turns his poetic eye toward the fragility of family bonds in this tender chronicle of a year in transition. The film follows a couple as they navigate the painful terrain of separation while continuing to raise their children together. Through playful interludes, quiet confrontations, and the rhythms of daily life across the shifting seasons, Pálmason evokes the bittersweet textures of faded love, lingering memory, and resilience amidst change. Blending his signature attention to landscape and intimacy, the film becomes both a portrait of endings and a celebration of what endures. The film has been selected as Iceland’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Direction: Hlynur Pálmason
Script: Hlynur Pálmason
Cinematography: Hlynur Pálmason
Editing: Julius Krebs Damsbo
Sound: Björn Viktorsson
Music: Harry Hunt
Actors: Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Guðnason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Grímur Hlynsson, Þorgils Hlynsson, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Anders Mossling
Production: STILL VIVID, Snowglobe, HOBAB, Maneki Films, Film i Väst, ARTE France Cinéma
Producers: Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors
Costumes: Nina Grønlund
Production Design: Frosti Friðriksson
Executive producer: Hlynur Pálmason
Format: DCP
Color: Colour
Production Country: Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
Production Year: 2025
Duration: 109'
Distribution in Greece: Weird Wave
Contact: New Europe Film Sales
Awards/Distinctions: Palm Dog (for Panda the sheepdog) - Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Hlynur Pálmason

Hlynur Pálmason (1984, Iceland) is an acclaimed Icelandic filmmaker. Originally trained as a visual artist, he graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2013 with his short A Painter. His debut feature, Winter Brothers (2017) won the Robert Award for Best Danish Film, as well as eight other merit awards, at the 2018 Robert Awards. His second feature, A White, White Day (2019), won the Best Film Award at Torino Film Festival, and was Iceland’s submission for the Academy Awards. Godland (2022) was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. His latest film, The Love That Remains (2025), premiered in Cannes Premiere, where its canine star, Panda, won the Palm Dog Award, and it was selected as Iceland’s official entry for the 98th Academy Awards.

Filmography

2012 A Day or Two (short)
2013 A Painter (short)
2014 Seven Boats (short)
2017 Winter Brothers
2019 A White, White Day
2022 Godland
2025 The Love That Remains
2025 Joan of Arc