The Innocents
Conversation with Kjersti Paulsen
Tuesday 29.03.22
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
Age limit
15
