Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
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The people behind it
Theodór Júlíusson
Hannes
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Anna
Auður Drauma Bachmann
Tinna
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Ari
Kristín Davíðsdóttir
Nurse
Benedikt Erlingsson
Pálmi
Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir
Telma
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Janitor
Harald G. Haraldsson
Principal
Björn Karlsson
Crane driver
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