Trollhunter (Trolljegeren)
The Troll Hunter is a sensational documentary which exposess the Norwegian Government's monumental efforts to hide the sensational news that trolls actually exists in Norway - and has done so over millenniums.
Within the corridors of the Government there is a secret department - The Troll Security Service - who's job is to monitor the trolls. They also have the power to call in a Troll Hunter to cover up problems if trolls break out of their reservations. The film will show actual shots of trolls in their real environment and it also raises the issue of what tragic fate befell the young film team who came across this state secret.
Production and distribution
- Production Year
- 2010
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Release date (national)
- 2010-10-29
- Release date (international)
- 2010-09-23
- Production Company
- Filmkameratene AS
- Dronningensgt. 8A, Box 629 Sentrum
- N-0106 Oslo
- Producer
- John M. Jacobsen
- Sveinung Golimo
- Festival Contact
- NFI Features
- International sales
- Magnolia Pictures
- Territory
- International sales
- AB Svensk Filmindustri
- Territory
Crew
- Director
- André Øvredal
- Screenplay
- André Øvredal
- DoP
- Hallvard Bræin
Technical information
- Genre
- Mockumentary
- Format
- 35mm
- Screen ratio
- 1:1,85
- Colour
- Colour
- Sound format
- Dolby SRD
- Length in min's
- 103'
- Language
- Norwegian
Director
André Øvredal
André Øvredal (b. 1973) made a name for himself as one of Norways most successful directors of commercials for customers both in Norway and abroad. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in California, where he directed the first ever feature in the school's 50 year old history: The thriller Future Murder was released as one of 80 first-time films in a special DVD series. It was also shown at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 1997 and released in several countries.
2010 saw Øvredal making his big break into feature films with Trolljegeren (The Troll Hunter), a film in the "found-footage" mockumentary genre. The film was a big hit with the norwegian audiences, becoming the second most attended norwegian film in cinemas 2010, as well as being sold to more foreign markets than any other norwegian film before it - before it even premiered in norwegian cinemas. Trolljegeren was also screened at the Park City at Midnight -programme at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.
Cast
- Hans, the Trollhunter
- Otto Jespersen
- Thomas
- Glenn Erland Tosterud
- Johanna
- Johanna Mørck
- Kalle
- Tomas Alf Larsen
- Finn
- Hans Morten Hansen
- Polish Bearhunter
- Robert Stoltenberg
- Powerplant Manager
- Knut Nærum
Festivals
- 2010
- Fantastic Fest
- 2011
- Sundance Film Festival
- 2011
- Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival - Fantastic`Arts
- 2011
- Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2011
- True/False Film Fest
- 2011
- Wisconsin Film Festival
- 2011
- ActionFest
- 2011
- Philadelphia CineFest
- 2011
- BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2011
- Florida Film Festival
- 2011
- Sarasota Film Festival
- 2011
- Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
- 2011
- Nashville Film Festival
- 2011
- CPH:PIX
- 2011
- Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film Festival
- 2011
- Tribeca Film Festival
- 2011
- San Francisco International Film Festival
- 2011
- The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival
- 2011
- Independent Film Festival of Boston
- 2011
- Newport Beach Film Festival
- 2011
- Seattle International Film Festival
- 2011
- Sydney Film Festival
- 2011
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- 2011
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2011
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2011
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- 2011
- New Horizons International Film Festival
- 2011
- Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
- 2011
- MotelX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
- 2011
- Athens International Film Festival
- 2011
- Move Filmfestival
- 2011
- Abu Dhabi Film Festival
- 2011
- LIFFe - Ljubljana International Film Festival
- 2011
- European Film Forum Scanorama
- 2011
- Noordelijk Filmfestival
- 2011
- Trieste Intrenational Science Fiction Festival
- 2012
- Nordic Film Days Lübeck
- 2012
- Subtitle European Film Festival, Kilkenny
Prizes
- 2011
- Sarasota Film Festival: Audience Award in World Cinema
- 2011
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival: H.R. Giger Award «Narcisse» for Best Feature Film, Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic feature film, RTS Audience Award