The Monitor (2011)

After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.

Director:

Pål Sletaune

Writer:

Pål Sletaune

Stars:

Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring

7 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noomi Rapace	...	Anna
Kristoffer Joner	...	Helge
Vetle Qvenild Werring	...	Anders
Stig R. Amdam	...	Ole (as Stig Amdam)
Maria Bock	...	Grete
Torkil Høeg	...	Nabogutten (as Torkil Johannes Swensen Høeg)
Henrik Rafaelsen	...	Mannlig doktor
Tom Hugo Nielsen	...	Skoleinspektør
Mona Engh	...	Sekretær
Eva Zeidler	...	Helges mor
Kaia Varjord	...	Politikvinne
Camilla Augusta Hallan	...	Kvinnelig doktor (as Camilla Augusta S. Hallan)
Haakon Gjerløw	...	Butikkansatt 1
Frank Jørstad	...	Butikkansatt 2
Bjørn Moan	...	Nabomannen

Storyline

After escaping an abusive husband Anna and her 8 year old son move to a secret location in a giant apartment building. Terrified that her ex-husband will find them she buys a baby monitor to keep in her son's room at all times. But strange noises echo in the baby monitor from elsewhere in the building. As she witnesses the sounds of what she believes is another child being murdered she fears it is her own. Reliving the nightmare she recently escaped Anna will need to figure out what's real and what isn't before she loses her sanity and her child.

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Plot Keywords:

baby monitor | death | delusion | female protagonist | suicide | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [Norway]

Country:

Norway Germany Sweden

Language:

Norwegian Swedish English

Release Date:

7 October 2011 (Norway)

Also Known As:

The Monitor

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 1/2 Film, Pandora Filmproduktion, BOB Film Sweden AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Super Mario Bros. (1985)

User Reviews

Fantastic performances from Rapace and Joner

Both Noomi Rapace and Kristoffer Joner are acting the hell out of this movie. What great performances! It's too bad the the story isn't quite up to par. I liked the premise, a mom and child placed in protection to avoid being in reach of the child's abusive father. Because of what they have been through, the mother is over protective of her child. Kristoffer Joner plays a guy working at a nearby electronics outlet.

I'm sure the ending they had in mind was good, and that they were going for the kind of movie that you end up discussing afterwords with who ever you were watching it. But it all ends up executed in a confusing manner. I like some of the mystery, but not how it is presented.