Upperdog

Upperdog

Director Sara Johnsen

1 hr. 40 min. · Norway, 2009 · Drama, Comedy · Norwegian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N/A

About the film

As young children, the half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, he to material wealth on Oslo's West side, she to an average family brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now. All this is about to change, however, as Yanne's Polish friend Maria starts working a photograph of a young boy. Maria has seen the same picture on the wall of Yanne's flat. She decides to reunite them...

"Upperdog" film is an attempt to blow up the boundaries for typical Norwegian drama" - says writer-director Sara Johnsen.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 40 min.
Country, year
Norway, 2009
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
N/A

Credits

Director
Sara Johnsen
Screenplay
Sara Johnsen
Cinematography
John Andreas Andersen
Music
Marcus Paus
Cast
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Agnieszka Grochowska, Hermann Sabado, Bang Chau
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Rouen Nordic Film Festival Didysis žiuri prizas
  • „Amanda“ apdovanojimai, Norvegija Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography
  • European Film Awards selected for Bright Future section.
Sara Johnsen

Director

Sara Johnsen

Sara Johnsen was born in 1970. She studied literature, photography and media before she entered directing class of the Norwegian Film School. She graduated in 2000 with her film Hormones and Other Demons (2000) being screened at several international film festivals, and winning several international awards. In 2004 S. Johnsen also debuted as an author with a collection of short stories entitled He Knows Something She Should Try, later published her first novel, White Man, in 2008. She made her feature film debut in 2005 with the critically acclaimed drama Kissed by Winter. Her second feature Upperdog (2009) won a grand total of five Amanda statuettes.