LOVE
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Norway, 2024, 119'
In defiance of societal norms, a pragmatic doctor and a compassionate nurse seek intimacy beyond the bounds of conventional relationships
Marianne, a pragmatic doctor, and Tor, a compassionate nurse, are both avoiding conventional relationships. One evening, after a blind date, Marianne encounters Tor on the ferry. Tor, who often spends his nights there seeking casual encounters with men, shares his experiences of spontaneous intimacy. Intrigued by his perspective, Marianne begins to explore whether casual intimacy could also be an option for her.
LOVE is part of the SEX-LOVE-DREAMS trilogy of director Dag Johan Haugerud
Reviews
"This breezy, sexy, thoughtful film shows that straying from the rom-com ideal can be easier than it sounds, and a bit of fun too."
“For admirers of mature, thoughtful relationship cinema – in the range that spans from Eric Rohmer to The Worst Person in the World."
"Charming and intelligent...a refreshing delight”
News
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new acquisitions: LOVE and DREAMS
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sales news: LOVE sells to France, Germany, Austria, and the Benelux region
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sales news: LOVE sells to Greece, Baltics, Ex-Yugoslavia, Poland, and Hungary
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sales news: LOVE sells to North America
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sales news: LOVE sells to UK and Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia
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sales news: new deals for PERFECT ENDINGS (France), SEX and LOVE (Brazil) and VERA AND THE PLEASURE OF OTHERS (Australia and LatAm)
Festivals
World Premiere: Venice IFF - Competition
Hamburg IFF 2024
Busan IFF 2024
Kyiv IFF Molodist 2024
MOSTRA São Paulo IFF 2024
Mumbai IFF 2024
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2024
Kyiv IFF Molodist 2024
Belgrade Free Zone Festival 2024
European Film Forum Scanorama 2024
World FF of Bangkok 2024
Tallinn Black Nights FF 2024
Zagreb FF 2024
Tbilisi International FF 2024
Belgrade Merlinka Queer 2024
Havana IFF - Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano 2024
Cast & Crew
Andrea Bræin Hovig (Marianne), Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen (Tor), Marte Engebrigtsen (Heidi), Lars Jacob Holm (Bjørn), Thomas Gullestad (Ole), Marian Saastad Ottesen (Solveig), Morten Svartveit (The Carpenter)
Production company: Motlys
Producer: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
Coproducers: Oslo Filmfond
Dag Johan Haugerud
Dag Johan Haugerud has established himself as one of Norway’s most influential writers and directors, in addition to being a writer of novels. With I BELONG (2012), he won Amanda for Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Female Supporting Role. The film also won the Film Critics Award and was Norway’s candidate for the Nordic Council Film Award. With BEWARE OF CHILDREN (2019), he won bigtime; in addition to the Dragon Award for Best film and Actor at the Gothenburg Film Festival, the film won a record number of 9 Amanda’s after the international premiere at Giornate Degli Autori. In addition, the film won the Film Critics Award and Nordic Council Film Prize. Haugerud has also directed the short features YOU ARE THE ONE THAT I WANT (2014) and THE LIGHT FROM THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2020).
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