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Project Z

2021 1h 29m NO
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 8
HorrorComedy
Synopsis
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A group of film students take three unemployed actors to an abandoned motel in the Norwegian mountains to make a zombie film. Fiction suddenly becomes reality when an unknown creature begins to terrorize the film set.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Writers
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Languages
English, Norwegian
Countries
Norway

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, shot by Oskar Dahlsbakken. 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 Johannes Ringen. 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 Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen 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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Eili Harboe and Regina Tucker and Vebjørn Enger carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11444644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken directs. Oskar Dahlsbakken behind the camera. Johannes Ringen scores. Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in English, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Released 5 years ago.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.
  • 4Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, shot by Oskar Dahlsbakken. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Johannes Ringen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Eili Harboe and Regina Tucker and Vebjørn Enger carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt11444644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Oskar Dahlsbakken
Original score
Johannes Ringen
Editing
Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen
Production design
Lise Hillkirk Olimb
Costume design
Miriam Lien
VFX supervisor
Alexander Somma
Sound
Marius Paus Brovold
Runtime
89 min · 1h 29m
Status
Released
Original language
NO

Also by

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Production companies

Who made it

  • FilmBros

    FilmBros

    NO

Key crew

  • Sound DesignerMarius Paus Brovold
  • Sound EditorRyan Twyman
  • Supervising Sound EditorBaard H. Ingebretsen
  • Sound DesignerTormod Ringnes
  • Supervising Sound EditorTormod Ringnes
  • Sound MixerGjermund Skog
  • Visual Effects SupervisorAlexander Somma
  • ColoristCem Ozkilicci
  • Music SupervisorSilje Katralen
  • Music SupervisorEmilie Sørensen
  • Music EditorDave Jewerén Moore
  • Drone PilotMarius Seierstad
  • First Assistant CameraThomas Bjørnstad
  • GafferJarl Grantin Johnsen
  • Key GripBo Lundgren
  • Assistant CameraKristian Skar Frøysaa
  • Digital CompositorChris Hagfors Dahlmo
  • ProducerHenrik Martin Dahlsbakken
  • Production DesignLise Hillkirk Olimb
  • Set DecorationThomas Alveberg
  • Set DecorationDaniel Røsset
  • Costume DesignMiriam Lien
  • EditorKalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • satire
  • alien
  • zombie
  • found footage
  • horror mockumentary

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Digital2023-11-03

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