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Pyromaniac

Original title: Pyromanen
  • 2016
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1K
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Trond Nilssen in Pyromaniac (2016)
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A ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's not a stranger, but one of them. We follow him, the fire brigade chief's own son, spreading fear i... Read allA ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's not a stranger, but one of them. We follow him, the fire brigade chief's own son, spreading fear in secret.A ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's not a stranger, but one of them. We follow him, the fire brigade chief's own son, spreading fear in secret.

  • Director
    • Erik Skjoldbjærg
  • Writer
    • Bjørn Olaf Johannessen
  • Stars
    • Trond Nilssen
    • Per Frisch
    • Liv Bernhoft Osa
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Writer
      • Bjørn Olaf Johannessen
    • Stars
      • Trond Nilssen
      • Per Frisch
      • Liv Bernhoft Osa
    • 6User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trond Nilssen
    Trond Nilssen
    • Dag
    • (as Trond Hjort Nilssen)
    Per Frisch
    Per Frisch
    • Ingemann
    Liv Bernhoft Osa
    • Alma
    Henrik Rafaelsen
    Henrik Rafaelsen
    • Lensmannen
    Oddgeir Thune
    Oddgeir Thune
    • Alfred
    Agnes Kittelsen
    Agnes Kittelsen
    • Elsa
    Gerdi Schjelderup
    • Johanna
    Per Tofte
    • Olav
    Kari Onstad Winge
    Kari Onstad Winge
    • Agnes
    Kirsti Grundtvig
    • Postsjef
    • (as Kirsti Grundvig)
    Geir Myre
    • Kaddeberg
    Amund Hestsveen
    • Journalist
    Patrik Stenseth
    • Tommy
    Steffen Mulder
    • Stig
    Ane Kirkeng Jørgensen
    • Anne
    Dina Valberg
    • Maria
    Sondre Berget
    • Torstein
    Trym Arve Lund Gabrielsen
    • Rolf
    • Director
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Writer
      • Bjørn Olaf Johannessen
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    • Soundtracks
      DU ÄR DEN ENDE
      As performed by Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors (as Lill Lindfors)

      Traditional, arranged and lyrics by Bo Setterlind

      (C)(P) Intersong-förlagen AB

    User reviews6

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    Featured review
    7/10
    A portrait of a troubled young man
    This is a slow moving film, more interested in the character and his position within the small village, than it is in the actual fires themselves. Don't expect a lot of dramatic sequences.

    The character that this movie follows is quite interesting. Understanding a pyromaniac is difficult, and I'm sure every case is different. The way this story is presented, you can understand (on some level) what motivates him to do what he does. Some of the best sequences in the film are of him interacting with other locals, where you can feel the tension in him. There's also a few tragic moments, where you can see how he is struggling to find his place in the small village.

    For some reason, the director chooses to downplay the possible tension inherit in this movie. I think I like what he is doing, but I can also imagine someone else making a movie that is just as interesting as a character portrait, but doesn't feel as slow.

    As a Norwegian, I also have to comment on the weird mix of dialects this movie got going on. It kind of breaks the realism of this being a village from the south of Norway. Oh well.
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    • Feb 23, 2017

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2016 (Norway)
    • Country of origin
      • Norway
    • Official site
      • TrustNordisk (Denmark)
    • Language
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Пироман
    • Filming locations
      • Kristiansand, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Glør Film AS
      • Nordisk Film
      • Neue Road Movies
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    • Budget
      • €3,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $431,768
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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