Nominated writer: Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

HAPPILY NEVER AFTER (Pabbahelgar)
Iceland, 2019
6x45’
Nominated writer: Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Directors: Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir and Marteinn Thorsson
Producers: Birgitta Björnsdottir, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir and Thor Sigurjonsson
Produced by Zik Zak Filmworks, CUBS Productions for RÚV
National premiere: 6 October 2019
International sales: REInvent

Karen, a 38-year-old couples counselor and mother of three, has her life turned upside down when she discovers her husband's infidelity. Suddenly single, she must say good-bye to the utopian vision of the perfect nuclear family, and the professional advice she gives her clients now seem absurd. Every other weekend, the so-called "daddy weekends", are what Karen now fears most.

Read our interview with nominated writer Nanna Kristín Magnusdóttir HERE.