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Short film Virgins4Lyfe

It’s the last night of Astrid's (14) and Issi's (14) holiday by the beach. The mission is clear, especially for Issi: to find a guy and hopefully loose her virginity before the holidays are over. This is their last chance. During the evening they meet Samuel and Rashid, who take the girls to a bar. But the friendship between the girls are put to the test when Astrid and Samuel hits it off, and Astrid seems to get what Issi was chasing so desperately.  

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2018
Production country:
Norway
Release date (international):
2018-04-20
Production company:
Frokost Film AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
FilmLab
Viken Filmsenter
Producer:
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Line producer:
Jelena Miljevic
Film consultant:
Kari Moen Kristiansen

Director

  • Thea Hvistendahl

     Thea Hvistendahl (b. 1989) has established herself as a creative and sharp storyteller with a strong characteristic visual style. She has won several prizes for her shorts and music videos. Her debut feature length film Adjø Montebello premiered in 2017 to great critiques. It’s a hybrid between concert, fiction and music video. She is currently in post- production for her debut narrative feature, Handling The Undead. 

    Thea Hvistendahl

Cast

Astrid:
Idun Aasheim Mykland
Issi:
Marion Stærfelt
Samuel:
Evandro Alberto da Costa Cruz Vaz
Rashid:
Shadrack Nsengimana

Festivals

2018:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2018:
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki International Film Festival
2018:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2018:
Alcine - Alcalá de Henares Film Festival
2019:
SXSW Film Festival
2019:
BUFF International Children and Young People's Film Festival
2019:
Oslo Pix
2019:
Pula Film Festival
2019:
Nòt Film Fest
2019:
Melbourne International Film Festival
2021:
Krakow Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Thea Hvistendahl
Screenplay:
Sofia Lersol Lund
Thea Hvistendahl
Cinematographer:
Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Editor:
Thomas Trælnes
Composer:
Apollo Music
Other Music:
Oda Felicia Bardal Sigstad Abelmaguid
Set Decorator:
Maria Naomi Disch
Costume Designer:
Juliette Aleksine Piiksi
Sound Design:
Marius Paus Brovold
Sound engineer:
Tormod Ringnes
Sound Recording:
Helge Bodøgaard
First assistant director:
Pavel Simonovic
Script:
Jonas Grimeland
Casting:
Jonas Grimeland

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Youth
Format:
DCP 2k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
18'
Language:
Norwegian
English
Subtitles:
English

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