A small town is experienceing an epidemic of accidents and deaths. The Commission – the Sheriff, the Doctor and the Pastor – decide to hire A Middle Man whose sole responsibility will be to inform the family when an unfortunate incident occurs. Frank Farelli is a quit and thoughtful man who proves perfect for the job. He takes his new role on with gusto and quickly becomes the town‘s beacon of bad news. But the pressures of the job and the budding new romance overhelm Frank. To ease his burden, he calls in a favour that ends up in a horrifying yet oddly amusing murder.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 35 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, Canada, Germany, Denmark, 2021
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Bent Hamer
- Screenplay
- Bent Hamer
- Producers
- Bent Hamer, Simone Urdl, Reinhard Brundig, Jamie Manning, Jennifer Weiss, Nina Frese, Jacob Jarek
- Cinematography
- John Christian Rosenlund
- Cast
- Pål Sverre Hagen, Tuva Novotny, Paul Gross, Don McKellar
Festivals and awards
Director
Bent Hamer
Bent Hamer is a Norwegian director, screenwriter and producer. His feature film debut, the critically acclaimed Eggs (1995), premiered as part of the Director’s Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI award at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2003 Scanorama organised his retrospective.
