Utøya: July 22

Erik Poppe20181h 33mDrama, Thriller

Why we chose it

Erik Poppe talked to more than forty survivors of the attack on Utøya, which lasted 72 minutes, and he films it in one unbroken take of exactly that length. The killer is seen only twice, from a distance, and that’s all the room he’s given.

Synopsis

On 22 July 2011, a Labour Party summer camp is under way on the small Norwegian island of Utøya when the shooting starts. Kaja loses track of her younger sister in the first few minutes and spends the next seventy-two looking for her, all in a single unbroken shot. And on an island, there’s nowhere to run.

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Also known as: Utøya 22. Juli
Production year: 2018
Decade: 2010s
Duration: 1h 33m
Genre: Drama Thriller
Festivals & Awards
Language: Norwegian
Country: Norway
Subtitles: Greek, Polish
Age rating: 16+

Berlin Film Festival

Official Selection - International Competition

2018

European Film Awards

Best Cinematography

2018

What others say

3.8

100 reviews

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