Norsk filminstitutt

Mads should have told the truth. Actually, he is terrible at fighting.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2009
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2009-06-11
Production company:
Motlys A/S
Producer:
Yngve Sæther

Director

  • Keio Åstein

    Keio Åstein (b. 1982) has been making short films together with his brother Dag since he was fourteen years old. In 2005 they received an Honorary Mention for their film Solar Plexus at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. Solar Plexus also received the FilmComet at the Up and Coming Film Festival in Hannover that same year. Their film Scyzoryk (2006) won the High Five to Lo Five Award at Aspen Shortsfest in 2007. The brothers are also attached as directors to the production company 4 1/2.

    Keio Åstein
  • Dag Åstein

    Dag Åstein (b. 1986) has been making short films together with his brother Keio since he was ten years old. In 2005  they received an Honorary Mention for their film Solar Plexus at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. Solar Plexus also received the FilmComet at the Up and Coming Film Festival in Hannover that same year. Their film Scyzoryk (2006) won the High Five to Lo Five Award at Aspen Shortsfest in 2007. The brothers are also attached as directors to the production company 4 1/2.

    Dag Åstein

Cast

Aleksander Skofterød
Johannes Greve Muskat
Isak Roaldkvam Hansen-Krone
Adthe Belegu

Festivals

2009:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2009:
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Reykjavik
2009:
Up and Coming International Film Festival Hannover
2010:
Sundance Film Festival
2010:
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival for Kids
2010:
BUFF International Children and Young People's Film Festival
2010:
ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth
2010:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2010:
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
2010:
La Cittadella del Corto - International Short Film Festival
2010:
International Short Film Festival Hamburg - Mo & Friese
2010:
Plein la Bobine - Sancy Film Festival for Young People
2010:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2010:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
2010:
Thai Short Film and Video Festival
2010:
Milwaukee Film Festival
2010:
Norwegian Film Week, Stockholm
2010:
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
2010:
International Children's Film Festival Brussels
2011:
Childish Film Festival, Seattle
2011:
Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York
2011:
Big Eyes, Big Minds -Singapore International Children's Film Festival
2019:
International Short Film Festival Winterthur

Crew

Director:
Keio Åstein
Dag Åstein
Screenplay:
Keio Åstein
Dag Åstein
Cinematographer:
Askild Vik Edvardsen
Editor:
Keio Åstein
Dag Åstein
Composer:
Slagsmålsklubben
ProductionDesigner:
Merete Bostrøm
Sound Design:
Gunn Tove Grønsberg

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Youth
Format:
35mm
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Dolby SR
Length in min's:
7'

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