Given the sales success of Norwegian films such as HEADHUNTERS (Tyldum, 2011) and ESCAPE (Uthaug, 2012), TrustNordisk is excited to start presales of three new Norwegian titles from the producers of HEADHUNTERS and ESCAPE at this year´s Berlin International Film Festival.
From Friland Film, the production company behind HEADHUNTERS, comes thriller PIONEER, based on historical events and starring Aksel Hennie (HEADHUNTERS, 2011), Wes Bentley (THE HUNGER GAMES, 2012), Stephanie Sigman (MISS BALA, 2011) and Stephen Lang (AVATAR, 2009) as well as DETECTIVE DOWNS, a film noir comedy from Bård Breien, the director of the award-winning THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING (2007). And from the producers of ESCAPE, Fantefilm, comes new action-adventure RAGNAROK starring Pål Sverre Hagen (KON-TIKI, 2012) and directed by Mikkel Sandemose (COLD PREY - THE BEGINNING, 2010).
DETECTIVE DOWNS / PRESALES
DIRECTED BY Bård Breien
CAST Svein Andre Hofsø, Sven Nordin, Ida Elise Broch, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kari Simonsen
GENRE Comedy
BUDGET EUR 3.4m
LANGUAGE/COUNTRY Norwegian/Norway
DOMESTIC RELEASE 2 August 2013
Bård Breien, the director of THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING, 2007 and producers Asle Vatn and Pål Røed from Friland Film, which latest project was the thriller-hit HEADHUNTERS (2011) presents a film noir comedy - a touching and entertaining story about solving a mystery in a cold, dark and hostile world.
PIONEER / PRESALES
DIRECTED BY Erik Skjoldbjærg
CAST Aksel Hennie,Wes Bentley,Stephanie Sigman Stephen Lang
GENRE Thriller
BUDGET EUR 6.5m
LANGUAGES/COUNTRY English, Norwegian/Norway
DOMESTIC RELEASE September 2013
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg (INSOMNIA, 1997; PROZAC NATION, 2002 and NOKAS, 2010), produced by Christian Fredrik Martin (HEADHUNTERS, 2011) and starring Aksel Hennie (HEADHUNTERS, 2011), Wes Bentley (THE HUNGER GAMES, 2012), Stephanie Sigman (MISS BALA, 2011) and Stephen Lang (AVATAR, 2009), PIONEER takes you 500 meters below the North Sea to explore how your greatest adventure becomes your worst nightmare.
RAGNAROK / PRESALES
DIRECTED BY Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
CAST Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofia Helin
GENRE Action-Adventure
BUDGET EUR 5.3m
LANGUAGE/COUNTRY Norwegian/Norway
DOMESTIC RELEASE October 2013
From the producers of the COLD PREY-trilogy (2006, 2008, 2010) and ESCAPE (2012) comes an epic action-adventure starring Pål Sverre Hagen (KON-TIKI, 2012). Combining Norse mythology with the actual finding of the world´s most important Viking tomb, director Mikkel Sandemose (COLD PREY - THE BEGINNING, 2010) takes you on a thrilling expedition to solve the mystery of RAGNAROK.