Utøya: July 22 (2018)

A teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.

Director:

Erik Poppe

Writers:

Siv Rajendram Eliassen (screenplay), Anna Bache-Wiig (screenplay)

Stars:

Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Solveig Koløen Birkeland

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrea Berntzen	...	Kaja
Aleksander Holmen	...	Magnus
Solveig Koløen Birkeland	...	Injured Girl
Brede Fristad	...	Petter
Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne	...	Emilie (as Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne)
Jenny Svennevig	...	Oda
Ingeborg Enes	...	Kristine (as Ingeborg Enes Kjevik)
Sorosh Sadat	...	Issa
Ada Eide	...	Caroline (as Ada Otilde Eide)
Mariann Gjerdsbakk	...	Silje
Daniel Sang Tran	...	Even
Torkel Dommersnes Soldal	...	Herman
Magnus Moen	...	Tobias
Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau	...	Sigrid (as Karoline Schau)
Tamanna Agnihotri	...	Halima

Storyline

A teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.

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Plot Keywords:

year 2011 | island | date in title | based on real events | shot in real time | 

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Taglines:

The day that changed us forever

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English

Release Date:

9 March 2018 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Utøya: July 22

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradox Film 7, Paradox, MEDIA Programme of the European Union

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire movie is a one-take. Even though there could have been cuts when the camera was put on the ground. Erik Poppe had five days to try to get the perfect take and could not attempt more than one take a day. The take from the fourth day has been used for the final movie.

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Quotes

Kaja: I need to find my sister...

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Connections

Featured in Front Row: Episode #3.7 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Utøya
Written by Wolfgang Plagge
Performed by Wolfgang Plagge
End credits.

User Reviews

Reality

It was very heavy to watch. You get a look at the reality, what really happend. And you get to follow a caracter and see the panic that happend when all the shooting startet.