Maria, Anders and their two children — teenaged daughter Tea and son Bjorn — enjoy a blissfull everyday life. But when an unexpected catastrophe happens, everything about their life is called into question. Shot in a series of harrowing long takes, with the camera constantly chasing after the characters as they struggle with their trauma, Tuva Novotny's uncompromising debut is a deeply heartrending story of a struggle to understand the capacity of mental illness.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 38 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2018
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Tuva Novotny
- Screenplay
- Tuva Novotny
- Producers
- Elisabeth Kvithyll
- Cinematography
- Jonas Alarik
- Cast
- Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Pia Tjelta, Oddgeir Thune
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- San Sebastian International Film Festival
Director
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Novotny is first and foremost known as an actress in several Scandinavian films and drama series, and has also appeared in international projects. She debuted behind the camera in 2010, directing four episodes of "Dag", the Norwegian TV drama series. In 2014 she directed an episode of the third season of the series "Lilyhammer". "Blind Spot" is her first work as a film director.
