Touch (15)

An Icelandic widower searches for long lost love in this sensitive drama.

Kristofer (Egill Ólafsson) lives a lonely life on the chilly seaside of Iceland since the death of his wife years prior. Worried about slight memory problems he’s been experiencing, he visits his doctor only to learn he’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and must get his affairs in order before it’s too late. This becomes the catalyst for a journey of a lifetime.

Told primarily through flashbacks to Kristofer’s earlier life as a student (Palmi Kormakur) studying economics in London, who eventually decides to quit school and work at a Japanese restaurant. There he meets the boss’ daughter, Miko (Kōki) with whom he forms a relationship. Back in the present, he decides to track down Miko (Yoko Narahashi) before the journey becomes impossible. Both the past and present occur in parallel as Touch cuts between Kristófer and Miko’s whirlwind romance and the story of their (potential) reunion 51 years later.

Kristófer is not trying to reclaim his youth, get an apology or even an explanation. He just wants to see Miko again.