Cork Cine Club presents TOUCH [Iceland]

Cork College of FET, Douglas Street Campus [formerly St. John's Central College]. Sawmill Street, Cork City T12 DW32 - See map
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Spanning several decades and continents, TOUCH is a rich study of love and grief that’s both heart-breaking and achingly romantic. It follows a widower's emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out. 

In 1960s London, Icelandic student Kristófer took a job in a Japanese restaurant and fell in love with the owner’s daughter, Miko. In 2020, Kristófer - now a widower living in Iceland - knows his memory is starting to fail. As lockdowns loom, Kristófer flies to London to find out why Miko left without a goodbye all those decades ago.

Baltasar Kormákur’s deeply moving film is based on the novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Touch is an uncommonly poignant drama that balances rich sentimentality with more harrowing themes. Only cynics will resist a swoon or three. - Irish Independent

This is a love story, pure and simple and unashamedly emotional. - The Guardian

Its sensibility is as exquisitely tender as the flutter of a butterfly wing. - RogerEbert.com

Touch is the kind of movie you get when a filmmaker thinks like that, on his feet and with his heart—and in so doing, he makes us believe we can, too. - Time Magazine

Touch is a worthy consideration of the things that matter most when the clock is running out. - Wall Street Journal

Touch rekindles a treacly genre that I didn’t realize I missed. Its tender performances and gut-punch reveals are classic tear-jerker ingredients. - New York Times

92% Rotten Tomatoes

  • TOUCH [Snerting]
  • Iceland, 2024 | Language: English, Iceland, Japanese | 2 hrs | Cert: 12A
  • Director: Baltasar Kormákur
  • Cast: Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Palmi Kormakur, Masahiro Motoki
  • Foreign language films are subtitled.
  • Cert: CLUB for over 18s.
  • Cork Cine Club absorbs the cost of online booking fees.
  • Online booking closes at 6pm on the night of the film.
  • Pay at the door by card or cash if film not sold out online.
  • Exact change is appreciated.

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Loved it
Such a lovely venue. Film choices are great. Always a lovely evening.
Noreen Bourke Attended on 23/01/2025
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Lovely story, beautifully told, didn't notice the 2 hours passing as it was so absorbing
áine Curtin Attended on 23/01/2025
Ms
Beautiful thoughtful film.
Catherine Molloy Attended on 23/01/2025
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It was a beautiful film & I look forward to next week. Just a small suggestion - could the sound be turned up? I found it difficult to hear some parts of the dialogue as the volume was quite low. There were also quite a few late-comers which was a little annoying.
M. Attended on 23/01/2025
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