Barn (Beware of Children)
by Dag Johan Haugerud
with Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Röise, Thorbjörn Harr, Brynjar Bandlien
(Norway, Sweden, 157′, 2019)
When crisis strikes we reveal our true colors. Beware of Children traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle class suburb of Oslo. During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician. When Jamie later dies in hospital, contradicting versions of what actually happened risks making a difficult and traumatic situation worse. Was it only innocent play behind? Liv, the school’s principal and the secret lover of Jamie’s father, must find the strength to confront a community in distress, and her own highly conflicted emotions.
The tragic event at the center of the story will put to test the balance of all the couples – gay and straight – in the movie.
Presented in Giornate degli Autori
Aug 29 | 20:00 Sala Pasinetti 2 (Lido) | Press, Industry
Sep 03 | 16:30 Sala Perla (Lido) | Free Coupons, All Accreditations
Sep 06 | 19:15 Sala Perla 2 (Lido) | Free Coupons, All Accreditations
Production: Motlys A/S (Norvegia)
Co-production: Plattform Produktion Film i Väst (Svezia), Norwegian Film Institute (Norvegia)
World Sales: Picture Tree International
