Norsk filminstitutt

Documentary film The Block
(Blokka)

In central Oslo, Egil (78) and his neighbors in an apartment block are threatened with losing their rented flats to a billionaire raiding such old apartment blocks around Oslo, just as he has done all over Northern Europe. We face the harsh reality of living on the wrong side of the shiny welfare state in one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The film portrays what happens when a group of people constantly live in fear of being thrown out of their homes in an affluent society.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2023
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2023-08-29
Production company:
Fenris Film AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Viken Filmsenter
Producer:
Tore Buvarp
Film consultant:
Eirin Gjørv
Anna J. Ljungmark

Director

  • Aslaug Holm

     Aslaug Holm (b. 1965), director and cinematographer recognized for her distinctive, personal style. 

    Cinematographer and editor of one of the most successful and acclaimed documentaries ever to be theatrically released in Norway, Cool & Crazy (2001). 

    She also directed The Rich Country (2006), following Jens Stoltenberg in the time leading up to him being elected Prime Minister in September of 2005. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI-award at the Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF), where it also had its premiere. 

    Her most notable film is Brothers (2015). The film premiered at CPH:DOX, and received the Best International Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs in 2016. The same year she also received the National Film Award Amanda for Best Director.  

    Aslaug Holm

Awards

2023:
Nordic/Docs
Best Feature Documentary

Festivals

2023:
Oslo Pix
2023:
Nordic/Docs
2023:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Aslaug Holm
Cinematographer:
Aslaug Holm
Composer:
Kai Gundelach
Sound Design:
Håkon Lammetun

Technical information

Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
90'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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