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Documentary film The Night
(Natta pappa henta oss)

In this unconventional documentary, Steffan Strandberg tells the story about growing up with an alcoholic mother and about the night when his father finally came and took him and his younger brother away. Using animation, live-action reconstructions and old Super 8-footage, Strandberg recreates the summer of 1980 like he remembers it at the age of eleven. The Night is a moving and thought-provoking film about childhood, memories and growing up with parents with substance abuse problems.     

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2017
Production country:
Norway
Co production country:
Belgium
Sweden
Release date (national):
2017-10-13
Production company:
Indie Film AS
Co production company:
Walking the Dog
Farsad Produktion AB
Film i Väst
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
EURIMAGES
Screen Flanders
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Swedish Film Institute
Creative Europe
Sørnorsk Filmsenter
Fritt Ord Foundation
Fond for lyd og bilde
Associated producer:
Sarah Winge-Sørensen
Producer:
Carsten Aanonsen
Co producer:
Eric Goossens
Anton Roebben
Juan Pablo Libossart
Erik Gandini
Sales agent:
CAT&Docs

Director

  • Steffan Strandberg

    Steffan Strandberg (b. 1969) has been working actively as a documentary filmmaker since 1996. His 1999 film Eddie Stargazer’s Film Manual was nominated for the Norwegian Emmy-equivalent Gullruten-award, and in addition to his own directorial efforts he has also worked on several other noteworthy films, such as the critically acclaimed, award-winning All about My Father (dir. Even Benestad) in 2001. He has also directed 40 five-minute mini-documentaries for Metropol TV, and 17 short films for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK.

    Steffan Strandberg

Awards

2018:
CPH:DOX
Special Mention, NORDIC:DOX Award
2018:
Shanghai International Film & TV Festival
Nominated for the Magnolia Award for Best Documentary

Festivals

2017:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2017:
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
2018:
CPH:DOX
2018:
Docville International Documentary Film Festival
2018:
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
2018:
Nordic/Docs
2018:
Biografilm Festival
2018:
Shanghai International Film & TV Festival
2018:
Astra Film Festival
2018:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck

Crew

Director:
Steffan Strandberg
Screenplay:
Steffan Strandberg
Editor:
Dan Korneli
Vårin Andersen
Erik Andersson
Cinematographer:
John Magnus Borge
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo
Composer:
Trond Bjerknæs
Other Music:
Erlend Ropstad
Sound Design:
Gustaf Berger
Lars Wignell
Animator:
Paul De Blieck

Technical information

Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
16:9
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
65'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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