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ERA
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Released 4 years ago.
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Possession
"Some places should remain forgotten"
2022 1h 44m NO
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MID
★5.5TMDB · 39
DramaHorror
Synopsis
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A priest has been tasked with deciding the location of a new church for the local mining company, which reveals itself to be on top of an old Sami burial ground. After removing the remains, the dead come alive and haunt the settlers.
“Some places should remain forgotten”
Cast
Jan Sælid
Lauritz Smith
Eva Nergård
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Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Oscar Smith
Anna Filippa Hjarne
Agathe Smith
Dennis Storhøi
Timann Flage
Nina Ellen Ødegård
Mathilde Flage
Benjamin Helstad
Gustav von Kantzow
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Suzanne Smith
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
- Writers
- Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
- Languages
- Northern Sami, Norwegian
- Countries
- Norway
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Northern Sami, 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 Nils Martin Larsen. 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 Kristofer Nordin 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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Jan Sælid and Eva Nergård and Tarjei Sandvik Moe carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Some places should remain forgotten".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13125004 — 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. Nils Martin Larsen scores. Kristofer Nordin cuts. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Northern Sami, Norwegian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Northern Sami, Norwegian.
- 3Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, shot by Oskar Dahlsbakken. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Nils Martin Larsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kristofer Nordin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jan Sælid and Eva Nergård and Tarjei Sandvik Moe carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Some places should remain forgotten".
- 8IMDB entry: tt13125004 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 12 themes, including "norway", "murder", "curse", "church".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Oskar Dahlsbakken
- Original score
- Nils Martin Larsen
- Editing
- Kristofer Nordin
- Production design
- Lise Hillkirk Olimb
- Costume design
- Miriam Lien
- Makeup / hair
- Maria Bjørnnes Hermansen
- VFX supervisor
- Alexander Somma
- Sound
- Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård
- Stunt coordinator
- TomTom Jorgensen
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- NO
Also by
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Production companies
Who made it
FilmBros
NO
Key crew
- Stunt CoordinatorTomTom Jorgensen
- ProducerHenrik Martin Dahlsbakken
- Executive ProducerÅsmund Kjos Fjell
- EditorKristofer Nordin
- Production DesignLise Hillkirk Olimb
- Set DecorationKristine Wilhelmsen
- Costume DesignMiriam Lien
- Makeup DesignerMaria Bjørnnes Hermansen
- Makeup ArtistAina Vogel
- Makeup ArtistIda Astero Welle
- Production ManagerWencke Hovet
- First Assistant DirectorKatinka Lotherington
- Special EffectsTomTom Jorgensen
- ColoristCem Ozkilicci
- Sound DesignerSvein-Ketil Bjøntegård
- Sound DesignerTormod Ringnes
- Sound Effects EditorPål Baglo
- Supervising Sound EditorTormod Ringnes
- Visual Effects SupervisorAlexander Somma
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- norway
- murder
- curse
- church
- congregation
- occult
- graveyard
- burial ground
- missionary priest
- mining company
- spanish flu
- violence
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2022-10-07
- Digital2022-10-07
