Barn (2019)

Lykke (13), the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, has accidentally beaten her classmate Jamie, the son of a local right wing-politician, to death. Lykke claims Jamie's death ... See full summary »

Director:

Dag Johan Haugerud

Writer:

Dag Johan Haugerud

Stars:

Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr

13 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Henriette Steenstrup	...	Liv
Jan Gunnar Røise	...	Anders
Thorbjørn Harr	...	Per Erik Lundemo
Brynjar Åbel Bandlien	...	Jan
Andrea Bræin Hovig	...	Eva
Hans Olav Brenner	...	Sigurd
Anne Marit Jacobsen	...	Torunn
Ella Øverbye	...	Lykke
Trine Wiggen	...	Helene
Adam Pålsson	...	Hans Lucas
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ivar Furre Aam	...	Helge
Espen Reboli Bjerke	...	Simon
Tayo Cittadella	...	Aksel
Tone Danielsen	...	Kari
Selome Emnetu	...	Signe

Storyline

Lykke (13), the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, has accidentally beaten her classmate Jamie, the son of a local right wing-politician, to death. Lykke claims Jamie's death was an accident, but nobody believes her. The school's principal, Liv, is an idealist who, against her political beliefs, has been living in a secret relationship with Karl Erik, Jamie's father. When they can't keep their relationship a secret anymore, the surroundings react with disbelief. Liv's brother Anders is Lykke and Jamie's class teacher. He was supposed to be in the school yard when the accident happened, and is overwhelmed with guilt for not having been able to prevent the accident from happening. Like water surrounding an undertow, we'll experience how the community relates to the accident and the aftermath. How could it happen - and how is it possible to continue living afterwards?

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Loved this movie!

Watched this movie at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and was blown away about how funny and interesting it was. I thought the topic was so dark that it would be a sad movie, but rather on the contrary it was full of humour. I can not reccomend it enough. The movie is in Norwegian but the Italian translation was perfect. I can not wait to see this movie again! Could not reccommend enough!

Details

Country:

Norway Sweden

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

13 September 2019 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Beware of Children

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$183,594

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motlys, Plattform Produktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1