During a bright Nordic summer four young children, away from parental supervision, form close bonds as they realise their own supernatural skills. While exploring their new found abilities in the nearby forests and play grounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and the line between childhood innocence and ruthless cruelty becomes opaque.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 57 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2021
- Genre
- Drama, Horror, Mystical
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Eskil Vogt
- Screenplay
- Eskil Vogt
- Producers
- Maria Ekerhovd, Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
- Cinematography
- Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
- Music
- Pessi Levanto
- Cast
- Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Audience Award
- Audience Award
Director
Eskil Vogt
Elskil Vogt studied directing at the prestigious Fémis school in Paris. A renowned screenwriter and regular collaborator of Joachim Trier, he has written films such as Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder than bombs (2015) and Thelma (2017). After a number of short films as a director, he made the feature film Blind (2014), which had a good run at international festivals, including a prize at Sundance. The Innocents is his second feat
