Steppeulven (2014)

1962. A young generation rebels against the Establishment. Peace activist Eik Skaløe meets Iben and falls head over heels in love, but Iben refuses to commit herself to one man only. ... See full summary »

Director:

Ole Christian Madsen

Writers:

Bo Hr. Hansen, Ole Christian Madsen

Stars:

Ola Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Julia Ragnarsson

8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ola Rapace	...	Vincent
Thure Lindhardt	...	Eik's Father
Julia Ragnarsson	...	Majbritt
Natalie Madueño	...	Ung Kvinde 2
Caspar Phillipson	...	Halfdan Rasmussen
Marie Tourell Søderberg	...	Iben Nagel Rasmussen
Luka Peros
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Eik's Mother
Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard	...	Eiks søster (as Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard Christensen)
Martin Greis-Rosenthal	...	Ung Journalist (as Martin Greis)
Paw Henriksen	...	Producer
Joachim Fjelstrup	...	Eik Skaløe
Peter Hald	...	Politimand 3
Johannes Nymark	...	Henrik
Petar Cvirn

Storyline

1962. A young generation rebels against the Establishment. Peace activist Eik Skaløe meets Iben and falls head over heels in love, but Iben refuses to commit herself to one man only. Desperate, Eik tries to win her over by transforming from poet to writer, nomad, junkie and eventually lead singer in the destined-to-become-legendary band STEPPEULVENE.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | based on real events | love triangle | dysfunctional relationship | suicide | 

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Taglines:

In order to change the world you need to change your self.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The poet and vagabond Eik Skaløe took off for Afghanistan with his friend Otto Kissum in the fall of 1967. Early next year Eik Skaløe send his fellow musician Stig Møller a couple of song lyrics. In May 1968 Eik arrives in Nepal, after having spent a short time in jail in India. Later he suffers from dysentery and is hospitalized in Kabul. By mid-October 1968 Eik Skaløe is found dead outside the city of Ferozopore/Firozpur, Northern Punjab, India.

User Reviews

Deserves a larger audience

Itsi Bitsi ("Steppeulven" original title) is the story of the rise and demise of Danish Musician Eik Skaløe. The movie does a fair job capturing what life was like for the youth of the 60's. Sex, drugs and music is the setting for this story. Unfortunately, having been released in 2014, Americans are finally aware of the movie's existence. The reason for this is Actress Marie Tourell Søderberg. Soderberg attracts a specific audience from her beauty and sexual attraction. She does fill the element of eye candy as well as the muse for Eik Skaloe. If you were to eliminate her from the movie, Itsi Bitsi, sadly, would have a much smaller audience. The movie is artistically breath taking and appealing to fans of the genre. At sometimes, the movie is hard to watch with its real (in your face) subject matters. Still, the exit of the nudity and sex scenes would erase any huge audience. Having these elements in the story are a saving grace and gives hope to telling the story of a forgotten Artist by the name of Eik Skaloe.

Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

19 February 2015 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Itsi Bitsi

Filming Locations:

Zagreb, Croatia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,191,437

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, BLECK FILM & TV AB, Beofilm Post Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1