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Completed - NORWEGIAN - Drama - 97 minutes

Log Line

The acclaimed Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg, the man behind INSOMNIA (1997), PROZAC NATION (2001) and PIONEER (2013), is back with a tense and authentic drama based on the critically acclaimed book BEFORE I BURN by Gaute Heivoll.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Erik SKJOLDBJAERG
Writer(s) : Bjørn OLAF JOHANNESSEN
Cast : Agnes KITTELSEN, Henrik RAFAELSEN, Trond NILSSEN

Producer(s) : Aage AABERGE, Edward a. DREYER

Synopsis

The year is 1981 and it is summer in the little village of Finsland. Dag is 19 years old and has spent his childhood in the countryside living with his parents. His father is chief of the local volunteer fire brigade and Dag has since he was a child been going along with his father to the call-outs. Dag has recently returned after a year of military service and his parents notice that he has changed. Then the fires begin.

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Country(ies) : NORWAY

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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016 Contemporary World Cinema
Berlinale - EFM 2016


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