Closing the 41st Munich International Film Festival: European premiere of the Icelandic drama “Touch” and Audience Day
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The 41st Munich International Film Festival will mark its grand finale with the European premiere of the Icelandic film “Touch” on Saturday, July 6 and an Audience Day on Sunday, July 7.
“Touch” by Icelandic director and actor Baltasar Kormákur tells a touching love story involving memories of yesteryear and secrets that slowly come to light. Kristófer, a chef, is awaiting a medical diagnosis that could have life-changing consequences. Although he has attempted to train his memory, he’s become increasingly forgetful. An MRI scan will show how far his dementia has progressed. But instead of staying put in snowy Reykjavík and waiting for a call from his doctor, Kristófer hops on a plane. He sets off to chase after his memories and find answers to questions about the past while he still can. His journey takes him first to London and later to Japan in search of the love of his life, whom he lost 50 years ago. Director Baltasar Kormákur delicately interweaves flashbacks to London in the late 1960s with Kristófer’s search at the start of the coronavirus crisis in 2020. Lead actor Egill Ólafsson portrays the lovestruck man with such affection that Kristófer not only makes new friends along the way, but is also a real joy to watch.
Director Baltasar Kormákur, one of the leading voices of Icelandic cinema, will personally present the film on Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 pm in the ASTOR Film Lounge at ARRI.
As a festival for the general public, we invite everyone in Munich to join the audience at any of our film screenings. To celebrate this in style as we wrap things up, there will for the first time be an Audience Day on Sunday, July 7, following the Award Reception on July 6. All of the award-winning films, along with further highlights of the 2024 edition of the festival, will be given a repeat screening on Sunday, with all of the tickets on this day available at a reduced price of 9.90 euros. There will even be a free screening of the CineKindl Audience Award-winner at 3:30 pm for all film fans young and old.
All the screenings of award-winning films on Audience Day (Sunday):
Winning film, Fipresci Prize
12 noon, ASTOR Club Kino
Winning film, Audience Award International
2:00 pm, ASTOR ASTOR Kino
Winning film, German Cinema New Talent Award
2:30 pm, ASTOR ARRI Kino
Winning film, CineKindl Audience Award
3:30 pm, HFF Kino 1
Winning film, Audience Award National
5:00 pm, ASTOR ASTOR Kino
Winning film, CineMasters Award
5:30 pm, ASTOR ARRI Kino
Winning film, CineVision Award
6:00 pm, ASTOR Club Kino
Winning film, CineCoPro Award
8:00 pm, ASTOR ARRI Kino
Winning film, CineRebels Award
9:00 pm, ASTOR Club Kino
For further highlights on Sunday, click here.