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Kjærlighet

 Love

Original name: Kjærlighet
English name: Love
Year: 2024
Run time: 119 minutes
Language: Norwegian
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Norway
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Producer: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
Cast: Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Marte Engebrigtsen, Lars Jacob Holm, Thomas Gullestad, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Morten Svartveit
Screenplay: Dag Johan Haugerud
Cinematographer: Cecilie Semec
Editor: Jens Christian Fodstad
Sound Designer: Yvonne Stenberg & Gisle Tveito
Music Composer: Peder Kjellsby
Production Designer: Tuva Hølmebakk
Production Company: Motlys
World Sales: M-Appeal

Festivals:

  • Venice IFF 2024
  • Busan IFF 2024

Director’s Selected Filmography:

  • 2012 - I Belong
  • 2019 - Beware of Children

Director's Biography:

Dag Johan Haugerud

Dag Johan Haugerud has established himself as one of Norway’s most influential writers and directors, in addition to being a novelist. With I Belong (2012), he won Amanda for Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Female Supporting Role. The film also won the Film Critics Award and was Norway’s candidate for the Nordic Council Film Award. With Beware of Children (2019), he won the Dragon Award for Best film and Actor at the Gothenburg Film Festival, the film won a record number of 9 Amanda’s after the international premiere at Giornate Degli Autori. In addition, the film won the Film Critics Award and Nordic Council Film Prize.

Synopsis:

Marianne, a pragmatic doctor, and Tor, a compassionate nurse, are both avoiding conventional relationships. One evening, after a blind date, Marianne encounters Tor on the ferry. Tor, who often spends his nights there seeking casual encounters with men, shares his experiences of spontaneous intimacy. Intrigued by his perspective, Marianne begins to explore whether casual intimacy could also be an option for her.