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Released 15 years ago.
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The Monitor
"How far would you go for the one you love?"
2011 1h 33m NO
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★5.8TMDB · 160
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Synopsis
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Oslo, Norway. After living a traumatic experience, Anna and her son Anders move into a huge apartment building. Feeling constantly terrified and insecure, Anna buys a babycall to monitor Anders while he sleeps.
“How far would you go for the one you love?”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Noomi Rapace
Anna
Vetle Qvenild Werring
Anders
Kristoffer Joner
Helge
Stig R. Amdam
Ole
Maria Bock
Grete
Torkil Høeg
Nabogutten
Henrik Rafaelsen
Male Doctor
Tom Hugo Nielsen
School Inspector
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pål Sletaune
- Writers
- Pål Sletaune
- Languages
- Norwegian, Swedish
- Countries
- Norway, Germany, Sweden
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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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 3 countries: Norway, Germany, Sweden.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pål Sletaune, shot by John Andreas Andersen. 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 Fernando Velázquez. 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 Jon Endre Mørk 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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Noomi Rapace and Vetle Qvenild Werring and Kristoffer Joner carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "How far would you go for the one you love?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pål Sletaune directs. John Andreas Andersen behind the camera. Fernando Velázquez scores. Jon Endre Mørk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway, Germany, Sweden. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Norway, Germany, Sweden.
- 4Directed by Pål Sletaune, shot by John Andreas Andersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Fernando Velázquez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jon Endre Mørk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Noomi Rapace and Vetle Qvenild Werring and Kristoffer Joner carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "How far would you go for the one you love?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1595833 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "paranoia", "apartment building", "social services", "oslo, norway".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Andreas Andersen
- Original score
- Fernando Velázquez
- Editing
- Jon Endre Mørk
- Production design
- Roger Rosenberg
- Makeup / hair
- Anja Dahl
- Sound
- Tormod Ringnes
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,417,397
- Original language
- NO
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Pål Sletaune
Production companies
Who made it
4 1/2
NO
- BO
BOB Film Sweden
SE
Pandora Film
DE
- SF
SF Norge
NO
- NF
NFP
DE
The Match Factory
DE
Key crew
- CastingCeline Engebrigtsen
- Sound EngineerMorten Solum
- Sound DesignerTormod Ringnes
- Production DesignRoger Rosenberg
- EditorJon Endre Mørk
- ColoristJulien Alary
- Supervising Sound EditorChristian Schaanning
- Sound EditorBent Holm
- Sound EditorRune van Deurs
- Dialogue EditorEspen Rønning
- Music SupervisorJohan Husvik
- Music SupervisorHenrik Hawor
- Sound EditorErik S. Watland
- Sound EditorMarius Berntzen
- FoleyBent Holm
- FoleyErik S. Watland
- Still PhotographerJohn Andreas Andersen
- Still PhotographerAgnete Brun
- Production ManagerVigdis Roset
- Script ConsultantSara Johnsen
- Costume DesignerEllen Ystehede
- Key GripAnders Eide
- Sound DesignerChristian Schaanning
- Co-ProducerKarl Baumgartner
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paranoia
- apartment building
- social services
- oslo, norway
- baby monitor
- overprotective mother
- mother son relationship
- traumatized woman
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2012-07-24R· DVD
Also known as
International titles
- Sunete periculoaseRO
- チャイルドコール 呼声JP
- BabycallES
- Elektroniczna NianiaPL
- BabycallIT
