Zaman’s previous films ’Before Snowfall’ and ’Letter To The King’, both won the Best Nordic Film prize in Goteborg.
REinvent International Sales has boarded the Toronto world premiere A Happy Day directed by Hisham Zaman.
Zaman’s third feature, selected for TIFF Centerpiece, follows his earlier festival hits Before Snowfall and Letter To The King, which both won the Dragon award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg.
A Happy Day is about three teenage boys stuck in a refugee camp in the frozen north of Norway who come up with a plan to escape to a better world. Their...
REinvent International Sales has boarded the Toronto world premiere A Happy Day directed by Hisham Zaman.
Zaman’s third feature, selected for TIFF Centerpiece, follows his earlier festival hits Before Snowfall and Letter To The King, which both won the Dragon award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg.
A Happy Day is about three teenage boys stuck in a refugee camp in the frozen north of Norway who come up with a plan to escape to a better world. Their...
- 9/6/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Crispin Glover, Sunnyi Melles, Fionnula Flanagan star in the film.
LevelK has boarded world sales on Dutch drama Mr. K starring Crispin Glover, which has wrapped filming and is now in post-production.
Back To The Future star Glover plays the eponymous character, a travelling magician who finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel he just slept in. His attempts to get out only entangle him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
LevelK has released a first look at the film, above. Paradiso will release the title in Belgium.
Written and directed by Tallulah Schwab,...
LevelK has boarded world sales on Dutch drama Mr. K starring Crispin Glover, which has wrapped filming and is now in post-production.
Back To The Future star Glover plays the eponymous character, a travelling magician who finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel he just slept in. His attempts to get out only entangle him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
LevelK has released a first look at the film, above. Paradiso will release the title in Belgium.
Written and directed by Tallulah Schwab,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the U.S. rights to “Out Stealing Horses,” the latest film from director Hans Petter Moland that stars Stellan Skarsgård and is Norway’s official submission to the 2020 foreign-language Oscar race, Magnolia announced on Friday.
“Out Stealing Horses” is a drama from Moland (“In Order of Disappearance” and its U.S. remake “Cold Pursuit”) based on the novel by Per Petterson. It premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for next year.
The film follows 67-year-old Trond Sander (Skarsgård) who, after the death of his wife, retires to a desolate place in the east of Norway. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew during the summer of 1948. This leads Trond to reflect on a childhood summer he spent with his father. Long afternoons in the forest, rides on wild horses and hard work...
“Out Stealing Horses” is a drama from Moland (“In Order of Disappearance” and its U.S. remake “Cold Pursuit”) based on the novel by Per Petterson. It premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for next year.
The film follows 67-year-old Trond Sander (Skarsgård) who, after the death of his wife, retires to a desolate place in the east of Norway. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew during the summer of 1948. This leads Trond to reflect on a childhood summer he spent with his father. Long afternoons in the forest, rides on wild horses and hard work...
- 10/4/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Global Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) has long collaborated with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland (“Aberdeen” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”). Their most recent film, “Out Stealing Horses,” celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale and is now Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film Feature.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
- 10/4/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Global Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) has long collaborated with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland (“Aberdeen” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”). Their most recent film, “Out Stealing Horses,” celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale and is now Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film Feature.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
- 10/4/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Norway, The Netherlands and Finland have selected “Out Stealing Horses,” “Instinct” and “Stupid Young Heart,” respectively, to vie for a nomination in the international feature film category of the Oscars.
Directed by Hans Petter Molands, “Out Stealing Horses” was chosen over Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Beware of Children” and Eirik Svenssons’s “Harajuku.” Based on Per Petterson’s novel, the movie is set in 1999 and follows a lonely 67-year-old man who discovers that his neighbor is someone he knew back in 1948. “Out Stealing Horses” won the Silver Bear in Berlin.
“The film’s sensual and inner tranquility reverberates in very beautiful scenery and a nicely tuned actor ensemble that is needed to lift the film’s themes and seamless shifts between different time periods,” said Norway’s Oscar committee. “Out Stealing Horses” was produced by Turid Øversveen and Håkon Øverås for 4 ½ Fiksjon. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.
“Instinct,” which marks...
Directed by Hans Petter Molands, “Out Stealing Horses” was chosen over Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Beware of Children” and Eirik Svenssons’s “Harajuku.” Based on Per Petterson’s novel, the movie is set in 1999 and follows a lonely 67-year-old man who discovers that his neighbor is someone he knew back in 1948. “Out Stealing Horses” won the Silver Bear in Berlin.
“The film’s sensual and inner tranquility reverberates in very beautiful scenery and a nicely tuned actor ensemble that is needed to lift the film’s themes and seamless shifts between different time periods,” said Norway’s Oscar committee. “Out Stealing Horses” was produced by Turid Øversveen and Håkon Øverås for 4 ½ Fiksjon. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.
“Instinct,” which marks...
- 9/3/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Moland appears in Competition for the 4th time.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Out Stealing Horses, the latest feature from Hans Petter Moland which has its world premiere in competition at Berlin Film Festival (February 7-17).
It is written and directed by Moland, adapted from Per Petterson’s novel of the same name. Set in the winter of 1999 as New Year’s Eve approaches, the story follows 67-year-old Trond, who discovers a neighbour who he knew back in 1948. This meeting causes him to look back at that time in his life, including his father’s disappearance.
Stellan Skarsgård plays the lead role,...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Out Stealing Horses, the latest feature from Hans Petter Moland which has its world premiere in competition at Berlin Film Festival (February 7-17).
It is written and directed by Moland, adapted from Per Petterson’s novel of the same name. Set in the winter of 1999 as New Year’s Eve approaches, the story follows 67-year-old Trond, who discovers a neighbour who he knew back in 1948. This meeting causes him to look back at that time in his life, including his father’s disappearance.
Stellan Skarsgård plays the lead role,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk has come on board to handle international sales on Jens Jonsson’s thriller “The Spy” (Spionen) about Sonja Wigert, Scandinavia’s acclaimed actress who turned into a double agent during World War II.
The film was produced by Karin Julsrud, Turid Øversveen and Håkon Øverås at 4½. “The Spy” toplines a prestigious Nordic cast, including Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (“Westworld”), Rolf Lassgård (“A Man Called Ove”), Alexander Scheer (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Edvin Endre (“Vikings”), Gitte Witt Julsrud (“The Impossible”), Johan Widerberg (“Ocean’s Twelve”), Thomas Arnold (“Thor: The Dark World”), plus Ingrid Vollan and Anders T. Andersen (“Mammon”).
Written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Jan Trygve Røyneland (“Occupied”), the film charts the journey of famed Scandinavian actress Wigert who became a spy for Swedish intelligence after her father was imprisoned by the Germans. As she infiltrated deeper into the German spy network, threats and rumors...
The film was produced by Karin Julsrud, Turid Øversveen and Håkon Øverås at 4½. “The Spy” toplines a prestigious Nordic cast, including Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (“Westworld”), Rolf Lassgård (“A Man Called Ove”), Alexander Scheer (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Edvin Endre (“Vikings”), Gitte Witt Julsrud (“The Impossible”), Johan Widerberg (“Ocean’s Twelve”), Thomas Arnold (“Thor: The Dark World”), plus Ingrid Vollan and Anders T. Andersen (“Mammon”).
Written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Jan Trygve Røyneland (“Occupied”), the film charts the journey of famed Scandinavian actress Wigert who became a spy for Swedish intelligence after her father was imprisoned by the Germans. As she infiltrated deeper into the German spy network, threats and rumors...
- 5/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Skarsgård reunites with Hans Petter Moland for adaptation of Per Petterson novel.
TrustNordisk have acquired sales rights to Out Stealing Horses from writer/director Hans Petter Moland, with Stellan Skarsgård taking the lead role.
Bjørn Floberg (Insomnia, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Anders Baasmo (Kon-Tiki, The King’s Choice) have also been cast.
Moland’s previous films include Berlin competition titles The Beautiful Country (2004), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), and In Order Of Disappearance (2014).
Based on Per Petterson’s novel of the same name, Out Stealing sees Skarsgård play 67-year-old Trond, who must recall difficult experiences affter meeting a face from the past. Petterson’s book was named one of the New York Times’ ‘5 Best Fiction Books 2007.’
Out Stealing Horses is produced by Turid Øversveen and Karin Julsrud for 4 ½ Fiksjon in co-production with Zentropa Entertainments5, Zentropa Sweden, Helgeland Film, Film i Väst and Nordisk Film. Shooting begins on February 19th, with the final shooting phase in June or July...
TrustNordisk have acquired sales rights to Out Stealing Horses from writer/director Hans Petter Moland, with Stellan Skarsgård taking the lead role.
Bjørn Floberg (Insomnia, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Anders Baasmo (Kon-Tiki, The King’s Choice) have also been cast.
Moland’s previous films include Berlin competition titles The Beautiful Country (2004), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010), and In Order Of Disappearance (2014).
Based on Per Petterson’s novel of the same name, Out Stealing sees Skarsgård play 67-year-old Trond, who must recall difficult experiences affter meeting a face from the past. Petterson’s book was named one of the New York Times’ ‘5 Best Fiction Books 2007.’
Out Stealing Horses is produced by Turid Øversveen and Karin Julsrud for 4 ½ Fiksjon in co-production with Zentropa Entertainments5, Zentropa Sweden, Helgeland Film, Film i Väst and Nordisk Film. Shooting begins on February 19th, with the final shooting phase in June or July...
- 2/16/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Out of 61 applications received, 9 productions were granted support by an international jury consisting of Rima Mismar (Lebanon), Dag Johan Haugerud (Norway) and Yngvild Sve Flikke (Norway). Among these films, 7 are fiction films and 2 are documentary.
The jury said this year's selection included a great variety of projects, which made it possible for the jury to pick a diverse selection of films with an extensive geographical range and good gender balance.
The majority of the projects are the directors feature film debut, in addition to some more established directors. The projects presents new views on important aspects of living; family ties, relationships across generations, homosexuality and aging - everything set against historical, political and social contexts of their respective countries.
For more information on Sørfond's grant support visit Here
The following productions received funding:
"Map of Latin American Dreams"
Docuemntary
Country: Argentina
Director: Martin Weber
Script: Martin Weber
Norwegian co-producer: Lightsource Film Production As - Arne Dahr
Main producer: Maravillacine
Amount of support: 280,000 Nok (approx. 30,400 Eur)
Project synopsis: Between 1992 and 2013, the photographer Martin Weber travelled through eight countries in Latin-America and asked people to write down their dreams on a blackboard. The film is a documentary road movie were Weber reflects on the people in the photographs, and we follow him on a new journey after the people he photographed to see how they have changed in line with their dreams.
"Will She Win the War?"
Documentary
Country: Iran
Director: Mina Keshavarz
Script: Mina Keshavarz
Norwegian co-producer: Gammaglimt As - Christian Falch
Main producer: MinDoc
Amount of support: 180,000 Nok (approx. 19,500 Eur)
Project synopsis: Roghieh, mother of five, decides to make a bazaar for female street vendors in her local community in South Iran. The bazaar is threatened by the new mayor, who want to tear it down and replace it with a shopping mall. Roghieh takes up the fight.
"The Heiresses"
Fiction
Country: Paraguay
Director: Marcelo Martinessi
Script: Marcelo Martinessi
Norwegian co-producer: Norsk Filmproduksjon As - Hilde Berg
Main producer: La Babosa Cine
Amount of support: 415,000 Nok (approx. 45,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: Asuncion, Paraguay. 2012. The Heiresses is the story of a woman of prosperous social background. She had inherited enough money to live comfortably. But at 60 years old she realizes that her inherited money is gone. This new reality alters the balance in which she has been living and forces her to transform a world that until then had seemed motionless.
"Where Life is Born"
Fiction
Country: Mexico
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Script: Carlos Reygadas
Norwegian co-producer: Mer Film As - Maria Ekerhovd
Main producer: Mantarraya Producciones
Amount of support: 280,000 Nok (approx. 30,400 Eur)
Project synopsis: "Where Life is Born" is a simple, but strong story about love and loss of love in an open relationship. The story follow a married couple in a difficult period and unfolds on their ranch were they breed fighting bulls.
"Retablo"
Fiction
Country: Peru
Director: Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
Script: Hector Gálves and Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
Norwegian co-producer: Dag Hoel Filmprod As - Dag Hoel
Main producer: Siri prod
Amount of support: 460,000 Nok (approx. 50,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: An artisan family in the highlands of Peru makes traditional art. The respective master teaches his son, Segundo, the secrets of the art. The father is Segundo´s hero and and beacon in life, until Segundo discover his fathers secret life.
"Candelaria"
Fiction
Country: Colombia
Director: Jhonny Hendrix
Script: Maria Camila Arias and Jhonny Hendrix
Norwegian co-producer: Dag Hoel Filmprod As - Dag Hoel
Main producer: Antorcha Films
Amount of support: 415,000 Nok (approx. 45,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: An old couple in Havana awakens their sleeping love life with a video camera. The films they make takes the couple out of a difficult economic situation. "Candelaria" is a film about love, moral and difficult decisions.
"Cactus Flower"
Fiction
Country: Egypt
Director: Hala ElKoussy
Script: Hala ElKoussy
Norwegian co-producer: DUOfilm As - Marie Fuglestein Lægreid and Linda Bolstad
Main producer: Transit Films
Amount of support: 370,000 Nok (approx. 40,200 Eur)
Project synopsis: About three people in Kairo that is brought together in a moment of homelessness. The trio embark on a journey, which leads to an extraordinary friendship and self-discovery.
"Wajib"
Fiction
Country: Jordan/Palestine
Director: Annemarie Jacir
Script: Annemarie Jacir
Norwegian co-producer: Ape&Bjørn As - Ruben Thorkildsen
Main producer: Philistine Films
Amount of support: 550,000 Nok (approx. 59,700 Eur)
Project synopsis: Shadi has returned to his hometown Nasaret to help his father with hand-delivery of invitations to his sister´s wedding, a palestinian custom. As father and son spends their days together, walking from house to house, sore details of their relationship is brought to light and challenges their fragile and different lives.
"The Immersed Family"
Fiction
Country: Argentina
Director: Maria Alché
Script: Maria Alché
Norwegian co-producer: 4 ½ Fiksjon As - Turid Øversveen
Main producer: Pasto - Barbara Fransisco
Amount of support: 550,000 Nok (approx. 59,700 Eur)
Project synopsis: A film about a typical Argentinian family, who attempts to tackle the secrets of the past. The film is told through the eyes of a middle aged women, and the story starts with her sisters death. ...
The jury said this year's selection included a great variety of projects, which made it possible for the jury to pick a diverse selection of films with an extensive geographical range and good gender balance.
The majority of the projects are the directors feature film debut, in addition to some more established directors. The projects presents new views on important aspects of living; family ties, relationships across generations, homosexuality and aging - everything set against historical, political and social contexts of their respective countries.
For more information on Sørfond's grant support visit Here
The following productions received funding:
"Map of Latin American Dreams"
Docuemntary
Country: Argentina
Director: Martin Weber
Script: Martin Weber
Norwegian co-producer: Lightsource Film Production As - Arne Dahr
Main producer: Maravillacine
Amount of support: 280,000 Nok (approx. 30,400 Eur)
Project synopsis: Between 1992 and 2013, the photographer Martin Weber travelled through eight countries in Latin-America and asked people to write down their dreams on a blackboard. The film is a documentary road movie were Weber reflects on the people in the photographs, and we follow him on a new journey after the people he photographed to see how they have changed in line with their dreams.
"Will She Win the War?"
Documentary
Country: Iran
Director: Mina Keshavarz
Script: Mina Keshavarz
Norwegian co-producer: Gammaglimt As - Christian Falch
Main producer: MinDoc
Amount of support: 180,000 Nok (approx. 19,500 Eur)
Project synopsis: Roghieh, mother of five, decides to make a bazaar for female street vendors in her local community in South Iran. The bazaar is threatened by the new mayor, who want to tear it down and replace it with a shopping mall. Roghieh takes up the fight.
"The Heiresses"
Fiction
Country: Paraguay
Director: Marcelo Martinessi
Script: Marcelo Martinessi
Norwegian co-producer: Norsk Filmproduksjon As - Hilde Berg
Main producer: La Babosa Cine
Amount of support: 415,000 Nok (approx. 45,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: Asuncion, Paraguay. 2012. The Heiresses is the story of a woman of prosperous social background. She had inherited enough money to live comfortably. But at 60 years old she realizes that her inherited money is gone. This new reality alters the balance in which she has been living and forces her to transform a world that until then had seemed motionless.
"Where Life is Born"
Fiction
Country: Mexico
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Script: Carlos Reygadas
Norwegian co-producer: Mer Film As - Maria Ekerhovd
Main producer: Mantarraya Producciones
Amount of support: 280,000 Nok (approx. 30,400 Eur)
Project synopsis: "Where Life is Born" is a simple, but strong story about love and loss of love in an open relationship. The story follow a married couple in a difficult period and unfolds on their ranch were they breed fighting bulls.
"Retablo"
Fiction
Country: Peru
Director: Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
Script: Hector Gálves and Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
Norwegian co-producer: Dag Hoel Filmprod As - Dag Hoel
Main producer: Siri prod
Amount of support: 460,000 Nok (approx. 50,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: An artisan family in the highlands of Peru makes traditional art. The respective master teaches his son, Segundo, the secrets of the art. The father is Segundo´s hero and and beacon in life, until Segundo discover his fathers secret life.
"Candelaria"
Fiction
Country: Colombia
Director: Jhonny Hendrix
Script: Maria Camila Arias and Jhonny Hendrix
Norwegian co-producer: Dag Hoel Filmprod As - Dag Hoel
Main producer: Antorcha Films
Amount of support: 415,000 Nok (approx. 45,000 Eur)
Project synopsis: An old couple in Havana awakens their sleeping love life with a video camera. The films they make takes the couple out of a difficult economic situation. "Candelaria" is a film about love, moral and difficult decisions.
"Cactus Flower"
Fiction
Country: Egypt
Director: Hala ElKoussy
Script: Hala ElKoussy
Norwegian co-producer: DUOfilm As - Marie Fuglestein Lægreid and Linda Bolstad
Main producer: Transit Films
Amount of support: 370,000 Nok (approx. 40,200 Eur)
Project synopsis: About three people in Kairo that is brought together in a moment of homelessness. The trio embark on a journey, which leads to an extraordinary friendship and self-discovery.
"Wajib"
Fiction
Country: Jordan/Palestine
Director: Annemarie Jacir
Script: Annemarie Jacir
Norwegian co-producer: Ape&Bjørn As - Ruben Thorkildsen
Main producer: Philistine Films
Amount of support: 550,000 Nok (approx. 59,700 Eur)
Project synopsis: Shadi has returned to his hometown Nasaret to help his father with hand-delivery of invitations to his sister´s wedding, a palestinian custom. As father and son spends their days together, walking from house to house, sore details of their relationship is brought to light and challenges their fragile and different lives.
"The Immersed Family"
Fiction
Country: Argentina
Director: Maria Alché
Script: Maria Alché
Norwegian co-producer: 4 ½ Fiksjon As - Turid Øversveen
Main producer: Pasto - Barbara Fransisco
Amount of support: 550,000 Nok (approx. 59,700 Eur)
Project synopsis: A film about a typical Argentinian family, who attempts to tackle the secrets of the past. The film is told through the eyes of a middle aged women, and the story starts with her sisters death. ...
- 5/2/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
LevelK handles international sales on Brady Corbet thriller.
IFC Films has acquired Mona Fastvold’s debut feature, The Sleepwalker, and will release in the Us theatrically on Nov 21.
Brady Corbet, Christopher Abbott and Norway’s Gitte Witt star in the story of a young couple on a secluded family estate whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of her sister and the sister’s fiance. One of the four characters goes missing.
Fastvold wrote the script with Corbet.
Producers are Karin Juhlsrud & Turid Øversveen for 4 ½ Films Norway. The Sleepwalker is co-produced by Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss for Tandem Pictures, and has been supported by Norwegian Film Institute, Norsk filmdistribusjon, 4 ½ Film and LevelK.
The film premiered at Sundance and international sales are handled by LevelK.
IFC Films has acquired Mona Fastvold’s debut feature, The Sleepwalker, and will release in the Us theatrically on Nov 21.
Brady Corbet, Christopher Abbott and Norway’s Gitte Witt star in the story of a young couple on a secluded family estate whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of her sister and the sister’s fiance. One of the four characters goes missing.
Fastvold wrote the script with Corbet.
Producers are Karin Juhlsrud & Turid Øversveen for 4 ½ Films Norway. The Sleepwalker is co-produced by Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss for Tandem Pictures, and has been supported by Norwegian Film Institute, Norsk filmdistribusjon, 4 ½ Film and LevelK.
The film premiered at Sundance and international sales are handled by LevelK.
- 10/29/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The Sleepwalker
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Producers: 4 1⁄2′s Karin Julsrud and Turid Øversveen, Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis
American indie meets Fjord sensibilities from a video/short filmmaker who was an unknown up until the mention of a collaboration with Brady Corbet on his forthcoming directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader. Unsurprisingly, the forthy, crispy cold, moody Bergmanesque drama with plenty of unresolve played like another Corbet-starring anti-Sundance vehicle in Simon Killer. We’re looking forward to our repeat viewing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Producers: 4 1⁄2′s Karin Julsrud and Turid Øversveen, Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis
American indie meets Fjord sensibilities from a video/short filmmaker who was an unknown up until the mention of a collaboration with Brady Corbet on his forthcoming directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader. Unsurprisingly, the forthy, crispy cold, moody Bergmanesque drama with plenty of unresolve played like another Corbet-starring anti-Sundance vehicle in Simon Killer. We’re looking forward to our repeat viewing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
- 2/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Just like the Chileans did last year’s fest, the Norwegians have been slowly invading the Sundance Film Festival with an output of films from smart rom coms (Happy, Happy) to original monster flicks (The Troll Hunter). I’m thinking that this swooning will extend itself into ’14 with actress, video filmmaker, and now Brooklyn-based director Mona Fastvold’s debut feature. The Sleepwalker went into production back in October of ’12 with a cast that exports Norway’s Gitte Witt onto U.S turf alongside Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis and multifaceted contributor Brady Corbet. We’ll be far from pressing the “snooze button” on this one.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
- 11/21/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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