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North
Aptly billed as “an antidepressive off-road movie,” the wry comic drama North follows anxious, dejected 30-year-old Jomar as he reluctantly journeys through frigid, arctic landscapes and reconnects with life. With deadpan acting and a quirky economy of style, this fiction feature debut of Norwegian documentary maker Rune Denstad Langlo has the makings of a cult hit. Downhearted ex-skiing ace Jomar works at an isolated ski park near Trondheim and wishes he could return to live at the cozy psychiatric hospital nearby. After belatedly learning that he fathered a son with a former girlfriend who now lives in the Far North, Jomar decides to pay a visit. Setting off on his snowmobile, provisioned only with moonshine and drugs, he meets some unconventional characters along the way. Ultimately, he comes to understand that life is about not giving up. Filmed during the toughest winter months in sparsely populated polar climates, where depression and loneliness are real problems, the ambitious widescreen cinematography allows audiences to experience the contrast between everyday gray twilight and blinding snowy brightness, while the sound designer captures the howling sound of blizzards and sharp cracks of freshly breaking ice.
Sponsor:
City Arts Magazine
Cast & Crew
Director: Rune Denstad Langlo
Producer: Sigve Endresen, Brede Hovland
Editor: Zaklina Stojcevska
Screenwriter: Erlend Loe
Cinematographer: Philip Øgaard
Awards: Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (FIPRESCI Prize, Europa Cinema Prize)
Music: Bent Holm, Ola Kvernberg
Principal Cast: Anders Baasmo, Christiansen, Kyrre Hellum, Marte Aunemo, Lars Olsen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Astrid Solhaug
Filmography: Debut Feature Film
World Sales: Memento Films
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Really great!, Jun 12, 2009
By Federico Gomez
“After watching this movie, I keep going back to little details of things that happened along the way, and how the movie just works in a way I absolutely didn't expect. One of my favorites on SIFF this year.”
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Best Of The Festival , Jun 13, 2009
By Dean Carlson
“This wins my personal favorite of the Festival hands down! It was funny as hell, quirky, dry, beautiful, touching and really special. The landscape of Norway was insane. Jomar is my new hero. 5 stars. ”
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