Reconstruction of Utøya

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Movie
German title Reconstruction of Utøya
Original title Reconstruction of Utøya
Country of production Sweden
original language Norwegian
Publishing year 2018
length 94 minutes
Rod
Director Carl Javier
script Carl Javér,
Fredrik Lange
production Fredrik Lange
music Kjetil Schjander-Luhr
camera Henrik Bohn Ipsen (DFF)
cut Carl Javér,
Peter Winther
occupation
  • Jenny Andersen
  • Squeegee Mortensdatter Birkeli
  • Torje Hanssen
  • Mohammed Saleh

Reconstruction Utøya is a Swedish documentary by Carl Javér about four Norwegian youths whosurvivedthe terrorist attack on Utøya . The film was produced by Fredrik Lange.

The premiere took place simultaneously in Sweden and Norway on October 19, 2018. The documentary had its international premiere at the Berlinale 2019 .

action

The film follows the four Norwegian youths Rakel, Mohammed, Jenny and Torje, who meet six years after the attacks in an empty film studio to commemorate and share their experiences from the events of July 22, 2011. They meet there with 12 other Norwegian teenagers who help them to recreate the painful memories. This psychologically accompanied process is about conveying the experiences and documenting them for the future.

reception

In Sweden, the film received consistent critical acclaim. The Swedish director Ruben Östlund found that one could "talk endlessly about why this film is so extremely good and interesting". It would provide material for hours of important conversation.

Awards

At the “Guldbaggegalan” , the documentary was awarded the Swedish Guldbagge Film Prize in 2019 in the categories “Best Documentary” and “Best Director” .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. "Reconstruction Utøya" film data sheet for the Berlinale 2019
  2. ^ "Reconstructing Utøya" Official international website
  3. Critique collection on Kritiker.se
  4. ^ Entry in the film database of the Swedish Film Institute