SAFE HOUSE

By Eirik Svensson

Opening Film of Göteborg Film Festival 2025 and Selected for Nordic Competition

FACTS

Title: SAFE HOUSE
Original title: Den Fremmede
Director: Eirik Svensson
Cast: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Alexander Karim, Alma Pöysti
Genre: Suspense Drama
Duration: 90 min
Language: English
Additional Languages: Norwegian, French, Sango
Country of origin: Norway
Scriptwriter: Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Lars Gudmestad
Cinematographer: Karl Erik Brøndbo
Editor: Elise Solberg
Production Company: Fantefilm Fiksjon AS
Producers: Catrin Gundersen, Hugo Hagemann Føsker
Production year: 2025
Executive producers: Martin Sundland
Budget EUR: 3.3M
Film status: Post-production

The civil war rages in the Central African Republic, Linn (35) leads a team of aid workers who are working tirelessly to save lives in a field hospital outside a massive refugee camp. When a Muslim man, persecuted and in mortal danger, seeks refuge, Linn faces a critical decision. A growing mob and Christian militia demand his handover. As the head of security, Linn must act quickly, brutally balancing the safety of her team with the value of a single life.

SAFE HOUSE is based on the true events that unfolded during 15 tense hours at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Bangui on Christmas Eve, 2013.

 

 

PRESS KIT

Presskit

Festival overview

Göteborg Film Festival 2025
Opening film and selected for the Nordic Competition