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Short film Mum's Dead for Fuck's Sake
(Ho mamma e dau for hælvete)

Mum dies and old conflicts come back to life.

This film is the sequel to the short Hurra for mamma (2002). Back then mum celebrated her 60th birthday in 1979. Now 20 years later, mum dies and the brothers come home for the funeral. The old conflict regarding their Sami identity flares up again.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2019
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2019-01-14
Production company:
Rein Film AS
Financing company:
Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
Sámediggi - Sámi Parliament of Norway
Producer:
Mathis Ståle Mathisen
Film consultant:
Ingrid Dokka

Director

  • Per Ivar Jensen

    Per-Ivar Jensen (b. 1968) was educated at Oslo Film & TV Academy, and has directed several short films. Besides his directorial efforts Jensen is also an accomplished musician, being the front figure of the band The Replaceable Heads and Per Ivars Orchestra. In addition to fiction shorts, Jensen has also directed more avant-garde dance shorts, one of which made in co-operation with noted Estonian choreographer and dancer Kask Teet.

    Hurra for Mamma 2001 Skårungen 2002 Radioballetten 2003 Taxi til Båtsfjord 2004 Ho mamma e dau for hælvete 2019 

    Per Ivar Jensen

Cast

Geir Ivar:
Stein Bjørn
Harald:
Bernt Bjørn
Cathrine:
Ida Løken Valkeapää
Marja:
Fanny Bjørn
Camilla:
Anna Karoline Bjelvin
The Priest:
Siri Borch Johansen
Tor Jonny:
Per Ivar Jensen

Festivals

2019:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2019:
Riddu Riddu International Indigenous Festival
2019:
Dellie Maa - Sápmi Indigenous Film & Art Festival
2019:
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Crew

Director:
Per Ivar Jensen
Screenplay:
Per Ivar Jensen
Cinematographer:
Philip Øgaard
Editor:
Per Ivar Jensen
Mathis Ståle Mathisen
Composer:
Per Ivar Jensen
Prop Master:
Stein Bjørn
Sound Design:
Frode Løes Hvatum
Nathanaël Gustin
Sound Recording:
Nathanaël Gustin

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:2,39
Length in min's:
14'
Language:
Norwegian
Sami
Subtitles:
English

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