UTØYA - JULY 22
DRAMA | NORWEGIAN | 93 MIN
On July 22 2011 more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on an island outside Oslo were attacked by an armed, right-wing extremist. Earlier that day he bombed a Government building in Oslo before making his way to Utøya island. In this first fictional movie about the attack we get to know Kaja (18) and her friends. The movie starts when the youngsters, shocked by the bombing in Oslo, are reassuring their relatives that they are far away from the incident. Suddenly, the safe atmosphere is shattered when shots are heard. We then follow Kaja as she tries to survive – minute by minute.
DIRECTOR Erik Poppe
CAST Andrea Berntzen, Brede Fristad, Aleksander Holman, Solveig Koløen Birkeland
UK release supported by the Creative Europe: MEDIA programme
“Poppe concentrates on capturing the sheer hellishness of the teenagers’ experiences. Nothing makes sense.”
★★★★
— THE INDEPENDENT
“Heightened by the technique: one tale, one shot, real time, no music”
★★★★
— EMPIRE
“a visceral, brutal, yet heartfelt and earnest movie, which imbibes the innocent bewilderment and horror of its young characters.”
★★★★
— THE GUARDIAN
“A stark portrait of a massacre”
★★★★
— FINANCIAL TIMES
FESTIVALS + AWARDS
68th Berlin International Film Festival
Main Competition, Golden Bear Selection
2018 Norwegian International Film Festival
Winner: Best Actress (Andrea Berntzen)
2018 Norwegian International Film Festival
Winner: Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Solveig Koløen Birkeland)
2018 Norwegian International Film Festival
8 Nominations
2018 European Film Awards
Winner: Best Cinematographer (Martin Otterbeck)