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Short film Semper Fi

Two friends, Fredrik and Kristian, are sent on a military assignment to Afghanistan where they end up participating in the abuse of prisoners of war.  When pictures of the incident are leaked, one of them is caught in a dilemma where their reputation is at stake. Who returns home as a hero, and who a monster?     

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2017
Production country:
Norway
Release date (international):
2017-09-20
Production company:
Them Girls Film AS
Associated producer:
Iain Forbes
Producer:
Stine Blichfeldt

Director

  • Iain Forbes

    Iain Forbes (b. 1990) is a Scottish-Norwegian director based in southern Norway. He has studied film at Danvik Folk High School and Nordland Vocational College of Art and Film. He has previously directed several short films, including Snowman (2015) and What Love Wrote (2016).

    Iain Forbes

Cast

Fredrik:
Sindre Bråthen Tjørswaag
Hanna:
Ane Ulimoen Øverli
Kristian:
Iver Innset
Bea:
Emilia Oldani
The Captain:
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
The Sergeant:
Andreas Ven Langøe
Prisoner:
Sozdar Almohamed
Father:
Ole Tellefsen

Festivals

2017:
Drama International Short Film Festival
2018:
Kristiansand International Children and Youth Film Festival
2018:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2018:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Iain Forbes
Screenplay:
Ulrikke Benestad Fuller-Gee
Based on:
The play Semper Fi by Ulrikke Benestad Fuller-Gee
Cinematographer:
Alvilde Horjen Naterstad
Camera:
Øyvind Svanes Lunde
Editor:
Trude Lirhus
Composer:
Marius Christiansen
ProductionDesigner:
Liss-Anett Steinskog
Set Decorator:
Liss-Anett Steinskog
Costume Designer:
Hedda Virik
Makeup artist:
Hedda Virik
Sound Design:
Eirik Halsen
Sound Recording:
Eirik Halsen
Rasmus Skjegstad
First assistant director:
Pia Louise Edvardsen
Script:
John H. Nomedal
Casting:
Iain Forbes
Stine Blichfeldt
Choreographer:
Kai Kolstad Rødseth
Still photographer:
Reidun Hagir Bilstad

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
War
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:2,35
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo
Length in min's:
13'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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