Summer Cinema: The Love That Remains | MeetFactory x KVIFF.TV

“I needed to capture it all before it goes away, before the kids grow up and it’s too late. Life passes you by in the blink of an eye. It goes by so fast.”

The hills of Iceland, the ocean, and the country’s endless roads winding through the landscape form the backdrop for Hlynur Pálmason’s fourth feature film – this time about the silent disappearance of love and a marriage falling apart. The film The Love That Remains follows a family of five and their dog as they lead a completely ordinary life in a small Icelandic town. Normal people, normal feelings, ordinary little things. Dog baths, hikes, snow, frozen fish, rubber boots, the seasons, orcas, summer dresses.

Pálmason captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through intimate vignettes and strange occurrences, the film explores the complexities of family, love, and the impact of shared memories. The main reason to see the film is clear: Panda, the dog, won the Palm Dog Award at Cannes for best canine performance for her role of a family sheepdog.

This film is presented in collaboration with KVIFF.TV.

The Love That Remains
Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland / Denmark / Sweden / France, 2025, 109 min
in the original language with Czech & English subtitles

Free Entry

Summer Cinema returns to MeetFactory for the fourteenth time. A curated selection of eleven films will be screened in the Factory's backyard, as selected by the members of the venue's team. In June and July, the screenings begin at 9:30 p.m.; in August and September at 8:30 p.m. Before the film, the current exhibitions in MeetFactory Gallery and Kostka Gallery can be visited free of charge. A bar is available on site, and admission to all screenings is free.

More information can be found here.