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Polaroid

"They didn't picture this"

2015 0h 15m NO
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6.1
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★6.1TMDB · 21
Horror
Synopsis
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Two friends are playing with an old Polaroid camera they found in the closet.

“They didn't picture this”

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Behind the camera

Director
Lars Klevberg
Writers
Lars Klevberg
Languages
Norwegian
Countries
Norway

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RUNTIME

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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lars Klevberg, shot by Pål Ulvik Rokseth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Annika Witt and Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Anne Cloetta carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lars Klevberg directs. Pål Ulvik Rokseth behind the camera. Henrik Skram scores. Thomas Grotmol cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 3Released 11 years ago.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Lars Klevberg, shot by Pål Ulvik Rokseth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Henrik Skram. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Thomas Grotmol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Annika Witt and Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Anne Cloetta carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "They didn't picture this".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt3956872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 11Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Original score
Henrik Skram
Editing
Thomas Grotmol
Production design
Thomas Øyfjordsbakken
Costume design
Andrea Sand Gustavson
Makeup / hair
Stine Nesset Hjelvik
Sound
Inger Elise Holm
Runtime
15 min · 0h 15m
Status
Released
Budget
$20,661
Original language
NO

Also by

Lars Klevberg

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Production companies

Who made it

  • EL

    Eldorado Films

    NO

Key crew

  • CastingAndrea Sand Gustavson
  • EditorThomas Grotmol
  • EditorLars Klevberg
  • Costume DesignAndrea Sand Gustavson
  • Sound DesignerInger Elise Holm
  • ProducerPetter Onstad Løkke
  • ProducerJohn Einar Hagen
  • Executive ProducerAndré Øvredal
  • Production DesignThomas Øyfjordsbakken
  • Makeup DesignerStine Nesset Hjelvik

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • camera
  • possessed
  • polaroid camera
  • short film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2015-05-22· Seattle International Film Festival

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