Norsk filminstitutt

A couple is put to the test when they are witnessing an argument about bacon snacks at a playland.     

A Saturday afternoon at a Norwegian play-land a couple witnesses an argument between two mothers and the playland manager. The couple are wondering if they should intervene, but the situation soon triggers underlying issues of their own.     

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2019
Production country:
Norway
Co production country:
Germany
Production company:
Ape&Bjørn AS
Co production company:
Sperl+film
Financing company:
Sørnorsk Filmsenter
Producer:
Ruben Thorkildsen
Verona Meier
Co producer:
Gabriela Sperl
Miriam Klein
Film consultant:
Kirsten Bonnèn Rask
Sales agent:
Beta Cinema GmbH

Director

  • Lisa Brooke Hansen

     Lisa Brooke Hansen (b. 1981) works as a scientist and as a short film director. Hansen has directed the short films Small Talk and Reconstruction.  

    2015 Small talk Fiction, 21 min

    2017 Rekonstruksjon / Reconstruction Fiction, 21 min 

    2019 Fun Factory, 12 min

    Lisa Brooke Hansen
  • Even Hafnor

    Even Hafnor (b. 1985) started his film career at the SAE Institute in Byron Bay Australia. Here he completed his Bachelor degree in film making, specializing in writing, directing and editing. For the last years, Even have been making short films, commercials and music videos.  

    2011 Det norske språk / The Norwegian language  Fiction, 2 min

    2012 Thomas F Fiction 19 min

    2012 Til evig tid / From this day forward Fiction, 2 min

    2013 Money back, please Fiction, 11 min

    2015 Small talk Fiction, 21 min

    2015 Dråpe - Round and Around Music video, 3 min 

    2017 Rekonstruksjon / Reconstruction Fiction, 21 min 

    2019 Fun Factory, 12 min


     

    Even Hafnor

Cast

Husband:
Tobias Santelmann
Wife:
Janne Heltberg
Mother:
Shamsa Issa Abdi
Mother:
Farhia Mohamed
Employee:
Julija Salaseviciute

Awards

2019:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
Storyteller Award
2019:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
Best Norwegian Short Film
2019:
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin
3rd Prize German Short Film Competition
2020:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Best Norwegian Film
2020:
Grimme Award - Best Fiction

Festivals

2019:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2019:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2019:
Motovun Film Festival
2019:
Cordillera International Film Festival
2019:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
2019:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2019:
Chicago International Film Festival
2019:
Milwaukee Film Festival
2019:
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin
2019:
Foyle Film Festival
2019:
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2020:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2020:
Akbank Short Film Festival
2020:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2020:
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki International Film Festival
2020:
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
2020:
Festifreak - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata
2020:
Longue Vue Sur le Court - Festival International de Courts Métrages

Crew

Director:
Lisa Brooke Hansen
Even Hafnor
Screenplay:
Lisa Brooke Hansen
Even Hafnor
Cinematographer:
Øystein Mamen
Editor:
Christian Siebenherz
Set Decorator:
Liselli Grünwald
Costume Designer:
Grethe Gunn Solberg Hansen
Makeup artist:
Grethe Gunn Solberg Hansen
Sound Design:
Odin Eggen Brække
Sound engineer:
Christoph Merkele
Sound Recording:
Fanny Wadman
First assistant director:
Tonje Rolland
Casting:
Lisa Brooke Hansen

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Comedy
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
12'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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