Rent Utøya: July 22 (2018)
3.7 of 5 from 169 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- On 22 July 2011, more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on the island of Utoya outside Oslo were targeted by an armed, right-wing extremist. In this first fictional movie about the attack, director Erik Poppe's breathless single-take re-enactment is told entirely from the perspective of a teenage girl Kaja (Andrea Berntzen) and her friends. Minute by minute we watch them trying to escape the gunman as they fight for their survival.
- Actors:
- Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Solveig Koløen Birkeland, Brede Fristad, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne, Jenny Svennevig, Ingeborg Enes, Sorosh Sadat, Ada Eide, Mariann Gjerdsbakk, Daniel Sang Tran, Torkel Dommersnes Soldal, Magnus Moen, Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Tamanna Agnihotri, Ann Iren Ødeby
- Directors:
- Erik Poppe
- Producers:
- Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae
- Voiced By:
- Yngve Berven, Belinda Sørensen
- Writers:
- Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Anna Bache-Wiig, Erik Poppe
- Aka:
- Utøya 22. juli
- Studio:
- Modern Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, Top 10 Camping Films, Top Films, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Norway
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Reviews (3) of Utøya: July 22
Excellent - Dramatic and disturbing - Utøya: July 22 review by CS
A sensitive, dramatic and disturbing portrait of the events of the Utøya terrorist shooting filmed from the perspective of a single young woman caught up in the tragedy. Excellently acted by the young cast, the film generates a surprising amount of tension from this single-person focus. Sensitively put together, this is a powerful piece of movie making.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Hard to watch, but gripping - Utøya: July 22 review by CP Customer
We probably all know, but will never understand what happened.
We watch the confusion and fear spread as the teenagers think the Police are shooting at them .
Probably the most poignant bit is where these young adults try to phone someone, it's mum.
The film lasts approximately the same time as the actual attack, you realise just how quickly life can be snuffed out.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Passable Portrayal of a Real-Life Horrific Event in Norway in 2011 - Utøya: July 22 review by PV
OK so this film is keen to point out at the end that it is BASED on a true story, and is 'one truth of many' etc. Possibly legal reasons for that. But then there are always at least two sides to every story.
For me, this sort of thing is far better dealt with in a TV documentary or a drama-documentary. There are decent scenes here and characters, with the required plot structure and character arcs etc.
Much of the film involves young people hiding from 'the shooter' who is only ever shown as a dark figure and not named in the credits. Obscene as it may seem, the most interesting character in such an awful tragic tale and in any mass murder case IS the killer - no way of getting away from that, ever. Hence the fascination of movies and TV etc with serial killers, real or imagined, their motivations and twisted minds.
So for me, it was a half-hour film which dragged on - dramatically speaking. I'd prefer to watch a TV drama-doc on this, to be honest. though, the Oslo bombing real-life footage is shown - that happened on the same day.
So 3 stars
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