Utøya July 22

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Movie
German title Utøya July 22
Original title Utøya July 22nd
Country of production Norway
original language Norwegian
Publishing year 2018
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Erik Poppe
script Anna Bache-Wiig,
Siv Rajendram Eliassen
production Erik Poppe, Stein B. Kvae,
Finn Gjerdrum,
Roy Anderson,
Ravn Wikhaug
music Wolfgang Plagge
camera Martin Otterbeck
cut Einar Egeland
occupation

Utøya July 22 ( Norwegian Utøya July 22 ) is a Norwegian feature film by director Erik Poppe about the massacre on July 22, 2011 , which claimed 69 victims on the Norwegian island of Utøya and eight in Oslo . The film is based on historical events with the characters being fictional. The 19-year-old Kaja (played by Andrea Berntzen ) is accompanied, who loses sight of her younger sister during the massacre and tries to find her again.

The film was shot in real time in a 72-minute sequence from the victims' point of view. The world premiere took place on February 19, 2018 as part of the competition at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival . The German theatrical release took place on September 20, 2018.

action

The film begins with documentaries from Oslo, where a car bomb exploded on July 22, 2011 at around 3:17 p.m. and killed eight people. Then at around 5:06 p.m. the real action on the island of Utøya begins:

The 19-year-old Kaja and her younger sister Emilie take part in the summer camp run by the youth organization of the social democratic workers' party. Both camp like many others on the meadow in front of the main house. While the news of the attack in Oslo spread quickly among the participants despite the poor cell phone reception, Emilie was bathed, which the dutiful Kaja accuses her. In an argument about this, the siblings split up and Kaja sets off alone to the main house, where a barbecue is to take place. She discusses the events in Oslo with other young people, including Caroline, Kristine, Magnus from Stavanger , Petter and the concerned Issa, who hopes that there are no Muslims behind the attack.

When gunshots can suddenly be heard, many at first consider it a joke. When the first youngsters flee towards the bank in panic, the group around Kaja barricades themselves with numerous others in the main building. When this place of retreat is attacked, Kaja flees, along with Kristine, Issa and Petter and they hide in the forest. Kaja is worried about her sister. She tries unsuccessfully to reach Emilie on her cell phone, but in the meantime is able to establish contact with her mother. There is disagreement in the group as to whether it is just an "exercise", while Issa confirms that real shots can be heard. Petter snatches her cell phone from a woman who has been able to establish contact with the police and asks if an exercise was planned on the island. When another youth sought protection from the group, he stated that the police fired.

The group decides to flee towards the bank, while Kaja returns to the campsite alone to look for her sister. At the campsite, Kaja meets a shocked little boy named Tobias, whom she advises to flee into the forest and take off his eye-catching jacket. She can't find Emilie in the tent, but her cell phone. Kaja remains calm when the shots stop in the meantime and someone slowly walks across the campsite. When the shots start again, she takes refuge in the nearby forest and hides in the undergrowth. Kaja manages to reach her mother with her cell phone. She tearfully tells her that she can't find Emilie and that she loves her parents. When she meets a girl who has been shot in the back, Kaja gives her first aid, comforts her and stays with her until she dies. At the same time she sees red smoke moving through the forest. By chance she meets Caroline again, who knows the girl who was killed and is shocked.

When the shots start again and the sound of a helicopter can be heard, Kaja runs to the bank. When she sees a supposed corpse floating in the water, she rejects the idea of ​​leaving the island swimming. She walks along a cliff, where she meets other young people who are hiding. She meets Magnus again, who tries to calm her down with jokes and a conversation. He makes her promise to eat kebab together in his hometown of Stavanger one day. They also talk about their plans for the future: Magnus dreams of attending a Champions League final in Manchester United , perhaps becoming famous as an actor and eventually starting a family, Kaja dreams of becoming Prime Minister. When she softly starts the song " True Colors ", they are briefly under fire. When the sound of the gunshots fades away, Kaja leaves the hiding place to continue looking for Emilie. She comes across several corpses on the bank, including that of Tobias, and is plagued by feelings of guilt. When Magnus tries to comfort Kaja and she gets up slightly, she is suddenly shot. Magnus manages to escape with the help of a private person's motorboat that has just passed by. Emilie is also on it, giving first aid to a victim.

synchronization

The German dubbing of the film was done by TaunusFilm Synchron Berlin .

actor role Voice actor
Andrea Berntzen Kaja Patrizia Carlucci
Aleksander Holmen Magnus Karim El Kammouchi
Brede Fristad Petter Amadeus Strobl
Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne Emilie Stella Sommerfeld
Jenny Svennevig Oda Lydia Morgenstern
Sorosh Sadat Issa Maximilian Artajo
Ada Otilde Eide Caroline Victoria Frenz
Magnus Moen Tobias Jaron Müller
Solveig Koløen Birkeland injured girl Sarah Tkotsch

Awards

Erik Poppe competed for the first time at the Berlin International Film Festival for the Golden Bear , the main prize of the festival, with Utøya on July 22nd . The film received no awards.

At the 29th Emden-Norderney International Film Festival , Utøya was awarded the Bronze Score Bernhard Wicki Prize on July 22nd .

At the award ceremony for the Norwegian film award Amanda on August 18, the film was nominated in seven categories: best film, director, screenplay, leading actress, supporting actress, camera, sound ( Gisle Tveito ). The awards went to the best leading actress ( Andrea Berntzen ) and best supporting actress ( Solveig Koløen Birkeland ).

Cinematographer Martin Otterbeck was awarded the Prix Carlo di Palma ( Best Cinematography ) at the European Film Awards 2018 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Utøya July 22nd . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Kate Connolly: Utøya massacre re-enactment stuns Berlin audiences . February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Competition and Berlinale Special Are Complete . February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Utøya July 22 . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ DGB film prize awarded in Emden . In: mmm.verdi.de. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ The Amanda Nominations 2018 . In: filmfestivalen.no. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ https://filmfestivalen.no/amandavinnerne-2015/
  8. ^ Jury Unveils First Eight EFA Winners 2018 . Article dated November 15, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018.