Kraftidioten (2014)

The honorable citizen Nils ploughs snow in the wild winter mountains of Norway, when his son is mistakenly murdered, Nils takes action, which ignites a war between the vegan gangster "the Count" and the Serbian mafia boss Papa.

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writer:

Kim Fupz Aakeson

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Nils Dickman
Bruno Ganz	...	Papa
Pål Sverre Hagen	...	Greven - Ole Forsby
Jack Sødahl Moland	...	Rune
Arthur Berning	...	Police Officer 2
Stig Henrik Hoff	...	Experienced Police Officer
Sergej Trifunovic	...	Nebosja Mihajlovic
Miodrag 'Miki' Krstovic	...	Dragomir Bogdanovic (as Miodrag Krstovic)
Goran Navojec	...	Stojan Micic
Jon Øigarden	...	Karsten Petterson
Bjørn Moan	...	Fred Remi Ås
Damir Babovic	...	Vuk Jovanovic
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Geir
Atle Antonsen	...	Reddersen
Leo Ajkic	...	Radovan Zupan

Storyline

Nils ploughs snow in the wild winter mountains of Norway, and is recently awarded a Citizen of the Year Award. When his son is murdered for something he did not do, Nils wants revenge. And justice. His actions ignite a war between the vegan gangster "the Count" and the Serbian mafia boss "Papa". Winning a blood feud isn't easy, especially not in a welfare state. But Nils has something going for him: Heavy machinery and beginners luck.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | revenge | kidnapping | black comedy | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Norway Denmark Sweden

Language:

Norwegian Swedish Danish English Serbian German

Release Date:

21 February 2014 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Kraftidioten

Filming Locations:

Beitostølen, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 35,304,282 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,208, 28 August 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$49,284, 16 September 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradox, Paradox Film 2, Det Danske Filminstitut

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Battle of Kosovo (1389) was a battle between the combined army of Serbians and Bosnians against invading Turks of the Ottoman Empire. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, both being basically annihilated. The eventual outcome was the annexation of the Serbian provinces by the Ottomans. The Battle of Kosovo is significant in Serbian history and integral to Serbian national identity.

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Goofs

In the last scene Nils Dickman is driving a yellow truck without the powerful snow-throwing machine but after the para-glider is hit the film cuts to a view from behind and quite far away of the vehicle and the snow thrower is shown to propel a large amount of snow colored by the chopped up para-glider and the killed Serb.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Nils: Ingvar was not a drug addict

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Crazy Credits

In the end credits the names of all actors appear at the same time, in grey letters on black background, scattered across the entire screen. In order of their disappearance (their last appearance in the film) the names are highlighted in white, then fade away entirely.

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Connections

References Dirty Harry (1971)

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Soundtracks

Floden
Written by Bjørn Eidsvåg

User Reviews

Good revenge movie

Well first of all let me say that I certainly did enjoy this movie. What I don't understand is the fact that some people consider it as a funny crime comedy. Maybe it's because I don't understand the language that I missed some subtle humor or so, I don't know, but the fact is that I for sure didn't laugh once with this movie. The story might not be very original but the actors all did a great job so I can't complain about that. Stellan Skarsgård showed us again that he is a good actor. The story is just another normal citizen searching for revenge after the death of his kid. All in all I thought it was well played and filmed with nice nature shots as well.