Norsk filminstitutt

Feature film Trollhunter
(Trolljegeren)


The Troll Hunter is a sensational documentary which exposess the Norwegian Government's monumental efforts to hide the sensational news that trolls actually exists in Norway - and has done so over millenniums.

Within the corridors of the Government there is a secret department - The Troll Security Service - who's job is to monitor the trolls. They also have the power to call in a Troll Hunter to cover up problems if trolls break out of their reservations. The film will show actual shots of trolls in their real environment and it also raises the issue of what tragic fate befell the young film team who came across this state secret.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2010
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2010-10-29
Release date (international):
2010-09-23
Production company:
Filmkameratene AS
Producer:
Sveinung Golimo
John M. Jacobsen
Sales agent:
Magnolia Pictures
SF Studios

Director

  • André Øvredal

    André Øvredal (b. 1973) graduated from Brooks Institute in California in 1996, going on to direct numerous award-winning commercials and short films. His feature film debut, «Trollhunter» gained immediate international attention after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. In Norway, the film became both critically acclaimed and a box office hit, resulting in Øvredal being picked as Variety's ”10 Directors To Watch”. Øvredal's first American film «The Autopsy of Jane Doe» was released in 2016 to critical acclaim, and in 2019, he directed the box office hit «Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark», produced by Guillermo del Toro. In 2020, André directed the action-fantasy feature film «Mortal», starring Nat Wolff and Iben Akerlie.

    André Øvredal

Cast

Powerplant Manager:
Knut Nærum
Johanna:
Johanna Mørck
Hans, the Trollhunter:
Otto Jespersen
Polish Bearhunter:
Robert Stoltenberg
Finn:
Hans Morten Hansen
Thomas:
Glenn Erland Tosterud
Kalle:
Tomas Alf Larsen

Awards

2011:
Sarasota Film Festival
Audience Award in World Cinema
2011:
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
RTS Audience Award
Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic feature film
H.R. Giger Award «Narcisse» for Best Feature Film

Festivals

2010:
Fantastic Fest
2011:
Sundance Film Festival
2011:
Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival - Fantastic`Arts
2011:
Göteborg International Film Festival
2011:
True/False Film Festival
2011:
Wisconsin Film Festival
2011:
BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
2011:
ActionFest
2011:
Philadelphia CineFest
2011:
Sarasota Film Festival
2011:
Florida Film Festival
2011:
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
2011:
CPH:PIX
2011:
Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film Festival
2011:
Nashville Film Festival
2011:
Tribeca Film Festival
2011:
San Francisco International Film Festival
2011:
The 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival
2011:
Independent Film Festival of Boston
2011:
Newport Beach Film Festival
2011:
Havnedager Hamburg
2011:
Seattle International Film Festival
2011:
Sydney Film Festival
2011:
Edinburgh International Film Festival
2011:
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2011:
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
2011:
Fantasia International Film Festival
2011:
New Horizons International Film Festival
2011:
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
2011:
Motel/X - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
2011:
Athens International Film Festival
2011:
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2011:
Move Filmfestival
2011:
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
2011:
LIFFe - Ljubljana International Film Festival
2011:
Noordelijk Film Festival
2011:
European Film Forum Scanorama
2011:
Trieste Science + Fiction Festival
2012:
Screenplay Film Festival, Shetland
2012:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck
2012:
Subtitle European Film Festival, Kilkenny
2013:
Nordic Filmfest Roma
2014:
Viking Screemfest
2015:
Les Arcs European Film Festival
2016:
International Film Festival Cinematik Piestany

Crew

Director:
André Øvredal
Screenplay:
André Øvredal
Cinematographer:
Hallvard Bræin

Technical information

Genre:
Mockumentary
Format:
35mm
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Dolby SRD
Length in min's:
103'
Language:
Norwegian

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