Beware of Children

"When do you really grow up?"

2019 2h 37m NO

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 30

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Synopsis

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During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.

“When do you really grow up?”

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Cast

Henriette Steenstrup
Liv
Jan Gunnar Røise
Anders
Thorbjørn Harr
Per Erik Lundemo
Brynjar Åbel Bandlien
Jan
Anne Marit Jacobsen
Torunn
Ella Øverbye
Lykke
Andrea Bræin Hovig
Eva
Hans Olav Brenner
Sigurd

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Writers: Dag Johan Haugerud
Languages: Norwegian, Swedish
Countries: Norway, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Norway, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, shot by Øystein Mamen. 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 Arnaud Fleurent-Didier. 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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Henriette Steenstrup and Jan Gunnar Røise and Thorbjørn Harr carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dag Johan Haugerud directs. Øystein Mamen behind the camera. Arnaud Fleurent-Didier scores. Jens Christian Fodstad cuts. Produced in Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Norway, Sweden.
5Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, shot by Øystein Mamen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Arnaud Fleurent-Didier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jens Christian Fodstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Henriette Steenstrup and Jan Gunnar Røise and Thorbjørn Harr carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When do you really grow up?".
10IMDB entry: tt9573180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.