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Hodiak (1994)

Hodiak poster
Directed by
Hans Petter Blad
Genre
fantasy, crime, drama
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Norwegian film that follows its own rules. It was made with very little money and deliberately avoids stirring strong emotions. The creators used only inexpensive props and shot it as an artistic experiment.

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What happens

Hodiak er en norsk film fra 1994, regissert av Hans Petter Blad. Inspirert av den franske poetiske realismen, og med et uttalt ønske om å ikke skape sterke følelser hos publikum, er Hodiak et lavbudsjettseksperiment som brøt ny mark i norsk film. Filmen hadde et budsjett på 100 000 kroner, og hadde opptakstid i 1992. UWAGA filmselskap ble opprettet for filmen. Det var en streng regel om at ingen symbolske rekvisitter måtte koste mer enn 10 kroner. Manuset, skrevet av Hans Petter Blad og Thure Erik Lund, ble utgitt i bokform i 2025, sammen et dokumentaressay av Lund, under tittelen Hodiak. Et filmmanuskript. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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