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When one of the most controversial filmmakers in Norwegian filmhistory, Petter Venneroed, gets diagnosed with a serious Parkinsons disease he decides to take us on a life-affirming film journey. The old rebel's hourglas has been turned, but he wants to make one last movie before he looses his language and memory. Spanning five decades his filmography explores sexual identity, relationships, parties and politics in what him and his filmpartner Svend Wam famously called the socialdemocratic hell.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2023
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2023-02-24
Production company:
Merkur Film Produksjon AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Fritt Ord Foundation
Stiftelsen Damm
Vestnorsk Filmsenter AS
Fond for lyd og bilde
Mediefondet Zefyr
Executive producer:
Karianne Førland Vennerød
Producer:
Karianne Førland Vennerød
Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
Film consultant:
Klara Nilsson Grunning
Lasse Gallefoss

Director

  • Olaug Spissøy Kyvik

    Olaug Spissøy Kyvik is a writer, director, cinematographer, and editor with a combined documentary- and fiction education from Noroff in Bergen and the Prague Film School in the Czech Republic. Her latest documentary series as a cinematographer and director is Seduced by the booze (2017), which aired on NRK. She has extensive experience with different documentary projects, including the award-winning film Family Portrait (2013) and The Squatters (2016), nominated for Best TV Documentary in Norway. She has also DP'ed the two documentaries Stories of courage (2018) and Cousin Helge (2021), screened at Nordisk Panorama in 2021.   

    Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
  • Karianne Førland Vennerød

    Karianne Førland Vennerød is a director, producer, and wife; Karianne's TV latest documentary series as a director, Seduced by the booze (2017), was aired on NRK and received The Extra foundation's health award the same year. As a producer, her latest documentary series is Born in the wrong body, seasons 1 and 2. She has previously produced numerous TV shows, including The Castle, The Norwegian Parliament, Go Tufte, The prison choir, and Maestro.  

    Karianne Førland Vennerød

Cast

Petter Vennerød
Karianne Førland Vennerød

Awards

2023:
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
Audience Award
2023:
Nominated for the National Film Award Amanda for Best Documentary

Festivals

2023:
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
2023:
Nordic/Docs
2023:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck

Crew

Director:
Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
Karianne Førland Vennerød
Screenplay:
Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
Karianne Førland Vennerød
Cinematographer:
Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
Karianne Førland Vennerød
Patrik Säfström
Joachim Normann Fleischer
Editor:
Olaug Spissøy Kyvik
Composer:
Øystein Sevåg
Sound Design:
Yngve Leidulv Sætre
Sound engineer:
Arve Stigen
Sound Recording:
Jorunn Børve Eriksen
Voices:
Petter Vennerød

Technical information

Format:
DCP 4k
Screen ratio:
16:9
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
83'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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