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De uskyldige (2021)

Director:
Eskil Vogt
INTERNATIONAL TITLE
The Innocents
COUNTRY
Norway

GENRE
Drama/Horror

RUNNING TIME
135 minutes

Producer:
Maria Ekerhovd
Screenwriter:
Eskil Vogt


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Ida Rakel Lenora Fløttum
Anna Alva Brynsmo Ramstad
Ben Sam Ashraf
Aisha Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Ida and Anna's mother Ellen Dorrit Petersen -
Ida and Anna's father Morten Svartveit -
Aisha's mother Kadra Yusuf -
Ben's mother Lisa Tønne -

 

Review

Fine casting and accomplished cinematography elevate this fairly original tale about four young suburban children and their bout with psychic powers. Filmmaker Eskil Vogt's narrative style is that of a drama writer, even when he toys with horror tropes, and this gives the picture a certain nerve which keeps you invested. Through the interpersonal and eventually psychic connections between the kids, De uskyldige explores the concepts of tabula rasa, innate morality, and the interface between the two. It's constantly fascinating, albeit never completely engrossing. Vogt gets honest, mostly credible performances out of his four child actors.

Copyright © 20.08.2022 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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