Dancing Queen

2023 1h 31m PT

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 7

DramaFamilyComedy

Synopsis

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12-year-old Mina freaks out when famous hip-hop dancer ED Win moves to town and starts at her school. Mina falls in love and when ED announces he's forming a new dance group for a dance competition in town, Mina decides to audition. The only problem is that she can't dance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Ove
Andrea Bræin Hovig
Anne Berit
Cengiz Al
Shaan
Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson
Mina
Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal
Edwin aka E.D. Win
Anne Marit Jacobsen
Grandma
Frida Ånnevik
Teacher
Mona Berntsen
Mona Berntsen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aurora Langaas Gossé
Writers: Silje Holtet
Languages: Norwegian
Countries: Norway

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "Dancing Queen" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aurora Langaas Gossé, shot by Åsmund Hasli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mimmi Tamba. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Helge Billing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anders Baasmo Christiansen and Andrea Bræin Hovig and Cengiz Al carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt20424066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aurora Langaas Gossé directs. Åsmund Hasli behind the camera. Mimmi Tamba scores. Helge Billing cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Dancing Queen" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Aurora Langaas Gossé, shot by Åsmund Hasli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mimmi Tamba. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Helge Billing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anders Baasmo Christiansen and Andrea Bræin Hovig and Cengiz Al carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt20424066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.