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The Tunnel

"Two ways in - No way out"

2019 1h 43m NO
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★6.3TMDB · 343
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Synopsis
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When a truck crashes inside a tunnel, people on their way home for Christmas are brutally trapped in a deadly fire. With a blizzard raging outside, and the first responders struggling to get to the accident, it's every man for himself.

“Two ways in - No way out”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Pål Øie
Writers
Kjersti Helen Rasmussen
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish
Countries
Norway

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pål Øie, shot by Sjur Aarthun. 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 Lars Löhn. 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 Sjur Aarthun 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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Thorbjørn Harr and Ylva Fuglerud and Mikkel Bratt Silset carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two ways in - No way out".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9049042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pål Øie directs. Sjur Aarthun behind the camera. Lars Löhn scores. Sjur Aarthun cuts. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 7 years ago.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
  • 3Directed by Pål Øie, shot by Sjur Aarthun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Lars Löhn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Sjur Aarthun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Thorbjørn Harr and Ylva Fuglerud and Mikkel Bratt Silset carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "Two ways in - No way out".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt9049042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Classified under 15 themes, including "affectation", "angry", "zealous", "desperate".

The technical file

Cinematography
Sjur Aarthun
Original score
Lars Löhn
Editing
Sjur Aarthun
Production design
Mette Haukeland
Costume design
Stina Lunde
Sound
Hugo Ekornes
Runtime
103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
NO

Awards

  • Kanon People's Choice Award

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Also by

Pål Øie

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Handmade films in Norwegian Woods

    Handmade films in Norwegian Woods

    NO

  • Nordisk Film Norway

    Nordisk Film Norway

    NO

Key crew

  • Still PhotographerPoul Iversen
  • GafferPoul Iversen
  • ColoristCamilla Holst Vea
  • Costume DesignStina Lunde
  • Sound Effects EditorKaroline Fjugstad Wendelborg
  • Supervising Sound EditorHugo Ekornes
  • Sound Effects EditorBård Farbu
  • Additional EditorKarsten Meinich
  • Sound Effects EditorErlend Hogstad
  • Sound MixerMads Olsen
  • Additional EditorBrynjar Lien Aune
  • Sound DesignerHugo Ekornes
  • Associate ProducerKristoffer Sindre Vittersø
  • Executive ProducerAage Aaberge
  • Executive ProducerSveinung Golimo
  • Production DesignMette Haukeland
  • ProducerJohn Einar Hagen
  • ProducerEinar Loftesnes
  • Production DesignIda Bjerch-Andresen
  • EditorSjur Aarthun
  • Assistant EditorElise Hanssen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • affectation
  • angry
  • zealous
  • desperate
  • factual
  • absurd
  • dramatic
  • whimsical
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • assertive
  • enthusiastic
  • exuberant
  • familiar
  • vibrant

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Digital2021-04-09

Also known as

International titles

  • ТунельUA
  • El túnelES
  • The TunnelFR
  • The Tunnel - Die TodesfalleDE
  • Tunel (2019)SK
  • Tunel (2019)CZ
  • The tunnelGB

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