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Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Touch’ Selected As Iceland’s International Feature Oscar Entry
Baltasar Kormakur’s Icelandic box office hit Touch has been chosen as the country’s International Feature Oscar entry; the 5th time he will rep his home market
The film follows widower Kristofer (Egil Ólafsson), who, after receiving an early-stage dementia diagnosis at the outset of the Covid pandemic, leaves behind his Reykjavik home hoping to solve the greatest mystery of his life. The film features a robust cast of performers including, Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Pálmi Kormákur, Masahiro Motoki, Yoko Narahashi, Meg Kubota and Tatsuya Taga. The Icelandic Academy Selection Committee said, “ Touch is at the same time epic and a truly human story about deep feelings, love, regret, and the small moments in every man‘s life, which become important when looked at in retrospect.
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