Pity the Lovers
2019, Icelandic. Directed by Maximilian Hult.
Óskar and Maggi are two brothers, longing for love but seemingly doomed to stay single. Óskar shies from relationships but is secretly in love with his childhood sweetheart Anna, engaged to another and safely out of reach. Maggi on the other hand is overly eager and goes from one relationship to another, hoping for eternal love each time. A film about the complexity of human relations and the searching for love.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
- Rated
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- Released
- 27 January 2019
- Original title
- Vesalings elskendur
- Country
- Iceland, Sweden
- Written by
- Maximilian Hult
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Pity the Lovers runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Pity the Lovers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 January 2019. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Pity the Lovers?
If you liked Pity the Lovers, try CQ, Somewhere in Queens, Landline.
Who directed Pity the Lovers?
Pity the Lovers (2019) was directed by Maximilian Hult and stars Björn Thors, Jóel Sæmundsson, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir.