''Hevn (Revenge)''

Hevn (Revenge)
Hevn
Directed by Kjersti Steinsbø
Produced by Kristine Knudsen, Paul Barkin, Mark Gingras, Lisa G. Black[1]
Screenplay by Kjersti Steinsbø
Based on Dukken i taket
by Ingvar Ambjørnsen [2]
Starring Siren Jørgensen
Frode Winther
Maria Bock
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Music by Michael White[3]
Cinematography Anna Myking
Edited by Jon Endre Mørk
Production
companies
Den siste skilling AS
Alcina Pictures
Distributed by Euforia Film AS (Norway)
Beta Cinema (International Sales Agent)
Release date
  • November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) (Norway)[2]
  • May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) (Canada)[4]
Running time
 104 minutes[5]
Country Norway
Canada
Language Norwegian

Hevn (Revenge) is a 2015 Norwegian-Canadian drama film directed by Kjersti Steinsbø.[6][7]

Development and production

The Norwegian-language movie was shot in Fjærland, Norway with post-production in Toronto.[8][9] The script is based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Dukken i taket (Doll in the Ceiling) and The Doll in the Ceiling was the film's original title when it started filming in September 2014.[9][10] Another working title of the film was "The Good Sister".[11][12] The crew of the film is largely female.[13] A version of the film played as a "work in progress" at the Göteborg Film Festival in January 2015.[14]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Norway in November 2015 and then played at the Göteborg Film Festival in February 2016,[5] the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival in March 2016,[15] and Night Visions (film festival) in April 2016.[16][17][18]

Awards

At the 2016 Amanda Awards, Maria Bock was named Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Hevn (Revenge).[19]

The film had one nomination in the 5th Canadian Screen Awards: Michael White in the category Achievement in Music — Original Score.[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HEVN (Revenge)". F1rst Weekend Club. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 "HEVN (Revenge)". Norwegian Film Institute.
  3. ↑ Katie Hill (2016-05-31). "Interview With Director Kjersti Steinsbø On Chilling New Thriller: Hevn (Revenge)". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 2016-06-15. I loved working with Michael White, our composer who brought so much feeling to the film.
  4. ↑ Chandler Levack. "Hevn is the feminist revenge film we all deserve". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-15. She will introduce the film and do a Q&A for the North American premiere on May 27th for the 6:45pm screening.
  5. 1 2 "Hevn (Revenge) [programme note]". Göteborg Film Festival.
  6. ↑ "Hevn (Revenge) (Hevn)". Cineuropa.
  7. ↑ Barry Hertz (2016-05-27). "Hevn: Thriller fails to stand out in revenge genre". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ↑ "OMDC Success Story: Alcina Pictures". Ontario Media Development Corporation. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  9. 1 2 "Filming starts for Doll in the Ceiling". Western Norway Film Commission. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  10. ↑ Etan Vlessing (2014-09-24). "Alcina Pictures rolls camera on revenge thriller in Norway". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  11. ↑ Emiliano De Pablos (2015-08-15). "Haugesund: ‘Men,’ ‘Rams,’ ‘Daughter’ Screen at Fest’s New Nordic Films". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Study of a Co-production". The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  13. ↑ Chandler Levack. "Hevn is the Feminist Revenge Film We All Deserve". TIFF. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ Jorn Rossing Jensen (2015-01-29). "A tale of revenge in progress at Göteborg". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  15. ↑ "Beaune 2016, jour 1 : braquage, espionnage et maris volages". Born to Watch. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  16. ↑ "HEVN (Revenge) [programme note]". Night Visions.
  17. ↑ Riku (2016-03-30). "Night Visions brings in Norwegian thrillers". RICOUP. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  18. ↑ "Festivals and Awards". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  19. ↑ "Here Are the 2016 Amanda Winners" (Press release). The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund. August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "2017 Film Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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