Touch (2024 film)

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Touch
Icelandic theatrical release poster
Directed byBaltasar Kormákur
Screenplay by
Based onTouch
by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
Produced by
  • Baltasar Kormákur
  • Agnes Johansen
  • Mike Goodridge
Starring
CinematographyBergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Edited bySigurður Eyþórsson
Music byHögni Egilsson
Production
companies
RVK Studios
Good Chaos
Distributed byFocus Features (United States)
Universal Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29) (Iceland)
  • July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) (United States)
Countries
  • Iceland
  • United States
Languages
  • Icelandic
  • Japanese
  • English

Touch (Icelandic: Snerting) is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, written by Baltasar[a] and Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson,[1] and produced by Baltasar, Agnes Johansen, and Mike Goodridge.[2][3] The film is based on Ólafur's[b] 2022 novel of the same name.[4] It stars Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, and Palmi Kormakur.

Touch was first released in Icelandic on May 29, 2024, and was released in the United States on July 12, 2024.[5]

Premise

A widower tries to find his first love 50 years after she disappeared.

Cast

Production

Touch was produced by RVK Studios.[6] Principal photography began on October 9, 2022, in London.[7] In a December 2022 interview, Baltasar Kormákur planned to shoot the film in Iceland and Japan.[8]

Release

Touch was first released in Iceland on May 29, 2024, and had a limited theatrical release on July 12, 2024.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 38 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Tracing through the passage of time with a light touch, director Baltasar Kormákur's moving drama is a wistful reverie on life itself."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Icelandic names do not have family names, and so the final element of the name of Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is a patronymic, not a surname, while the first two elements are his given names. Some English language articles refer to the director as "Kormákur".
  2. ^ This person has no surname, and should be referred to by his given name, Ólafur.

References

  1. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (6 October 2022). "Focus Boards Baltasar Kormákur's Romantic Drama 'Touch', Based On Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson's Icelandic Bestseller". deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (14 December 2023). "Baltasar Kormákur's Romantic Drama 'Touch' Gets Summer Release From Focus Features". deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Touch". focusfeatures.com. Focus Features. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fuster, Jeremy (6 October 2022). "Baltasar Kormakur's Pandemic Thriller 'Touch' Begins Shooting in London". thewrap.com. TheWrap. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Focus Features Sets July 12, 2024 Release Date for Baltasar Kormákur's Romantic Drama Touch". focusfeatures.com. Focus Features. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (7 February 2021). "'Everest' Director Baltasar Kormakur Teams With Olaf Olafsson on Pandemic-Set Love Story 'Touching'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Principal Photography Set to Commence on Focus Features' Romantic Drama Touch from Baltasar Kormákur". focusfeatures.com. Focus Features. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ Christensen, Tina. "Baltasar Komakur's big vision". icelandair.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Touch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Touch". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

External links

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