The Innocents

Conversation with Kjersti Paulsen
Tuesday 29.03.22

Take a well-deserved break from everyday life and and come to Kunstnernes Hus! We conclude this month with a thriller that has received critical acclaim both in Norway and internationally: The Innocents by Eskil Vogt. After the film, we get a visit from Kjersti Paulsen who has worked with casting the roles.

The event is free of charge and as always, there will be free pizza after the interview.

Program

18:00 The Innocents

20:00 Conversation with Kjersti Paulsen

20:15 Pizza

About the film

The Innocents follows four children who become friends during the summer holidays. Out of sight of the adults, they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.

About the filmmaker

Eskil Vogt (b. 1974) is a directing graduate from La Fémis in Paris, the National French Film School. His directing debut Blind premiered at Sundance in 2014 where it won him The World Cinema Screenwriting Award before going on to win more than 20 national and international awards. Vogt has a longstanding and close collaboration with Joachim Trier, including the scripts for the feature films Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder than Bombs (2015), Thelma (2017) and The Worst Person in the World (2021). All their films have premiered at A-list festivals to critical acclaim and achieved wide international distribution.

Title

The Innocents

Directed by

Eskil Vogt

Country

Norway

Year

2021

Languages

Norwegian

Duration

117 min