Possession (2022)

Original title

Forbannelsen

Directed by

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Genre

horror film, thriller film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

15+

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1918 northern Norway, a pastor decides to build a church on a Sami burial ground. This leads to a conflict as supernatural events unfold.

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What happens

Forbannelsen er en norsk thriller/skrekkfilm fra 2022 skrevet og regissert av Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. Handlingen er lagt til Nord-Norge i 1918, hvor pastor Lauritz Smith, spilt av Jan Sælid, beslutter å bygge en kirke på en samisk gravplass. Filmen vant Amandaprisen 2023 i klassen beste scenografi/produksjonsdesign ved Lise Hillkirk Olimb. I tillegg var den nominert i klassene beste kvinnelige birolle ved Anna Filippa Hjarne, beste foto ved Oskar Dahlsbakken, beste lyddesign ved Tormod Ringnes og Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård og beste sminke ved Maria Bjørnnes Hermansen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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