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Out Stealing Horses

2019 2h 2m NO
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 76
Drama
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November 1999. 67-year-old Trond lives in new-found solitude and looks forward to spending New Year's Eve 2000 alone. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man Trond knew back in 1948, the summer he turned 15 and the summer Trond's father prepared him to carry the burden of his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Director
Hans Petter Moland
Writers
Hans Petter Moland
Languages
Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Countries
Denmark, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hans Petter Moland, shot by Thomas Hardmeier. 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 Kaspar Kaae. 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 Jens Christian Fodstad 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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Stellan Skarsgård and Tobias Santelmann and Danica Ćurčić carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7319496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans Petter Moland directs. Thomas Hardmeier behind the camera. Kaspar Kaae scores. Jens Christian Fodstad cuts. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 7 years ago.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.
  • 3International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
  • 4Directed by Hans Petter Moland, shot by Thomas Hardmeier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Kaspar Kaae. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Jens Christian Fodstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Stellan Skarsgård and Tobias Santelmann and Danica Ćurčić carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt7319496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Thomas Hardmeier
Original score
Kaspar Kaae
Editing
Jens Christian Fodstad
Production design
Jørgen Stangebye Larsen
Costume design
Anne Pedersen
Sound
Gisle Tveito
Runtime
122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
NO

Awards

  • Amanda Award for Best Film

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Also by

Hans Petter Moland

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Zentropa Entertainments

    Zentropa Entertainments

    DK

  • Norsk Filminstitutt

    Norsk Filminstitutt

    NO

  • HE

    Helgeland Film

  • 4 1/2

    4 1/2

    NO

Key crew

  • Sound EditorPeder Lindvær Hammersborg
  • Sound EditorKristoffer Endresen
  • Foley ArtistRoy Fenstad
  • Boom OperatorPaulius Ivanauskas
  • Dialogue EditorKaroline Fjugstad Wendelborg
  • Supervising Sound EditorGisle Tveito
  • Foley RecordistYvonne Stenberg
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerGisle Tveito
  • Boom OperatorGeorge Trevis
  • Script SupervisorAslaug Konradsdottir
  • NovelPer Petterson
  • CastingCeline Engebrigtsen
  • Line ProducerTessa Eggesbø
  • ProducerMarie Gade Denessen
  • Line ProducerRamūnas Škikas
  • ProducerTurid Øversveen
  • ProducerHåkon Øverås
  • EditorJens Christian Fodstad
  • Co-ProducerLizette Jonjic
  • Set DecorationUte Bergk
  • Production DesignJørgen Stangebye Larsen
  • Costume DesignAnne Pedersen
  • EditorNicolaj Monberg

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • based on novel or book

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)2020-08-07
  • Digital2020-08-07

Also known as

International titles

  • L'été où mon père disparutFR
  • Out stealing horsesGB

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