Magnús (1989)
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Egill Ólafsson, Laddi, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Jón Sigurbjörnsson, Margrét Ákadóttir
After learning he has terminal cancer, a lawyer tries to make the most of his remaining time by confronting unresolved family problems.
The story
Magnus, a lawyer, is told that he has cancer and will die quite soon. After considering suicide for a while, he chooses to make the most of his remaining days. He turns toward matters he has left unresolved, including his wife's mistress, the bad crowd surrounding their daughter, and his own role in his father losing his house. The article provides no further details about how Magnus confronts these problems or what happens afterward.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Magnus is a lawyer who one day is told that he has cancer and will therefore die quite soon. Although he considers committing suicide for a while, he decides instead to make the most of his final days on Earth. Magnus then confronts everything he had previously left unresolved, such as his wife's mistress, their daughter's bad crowd, and, not least, the fact that he was responsible for his father losing his house.
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