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CATILINA

2025 · 44 min

A quietly tense, earnest chamber piece that immerses you in one fraught day of artistic conviction versus institutional pressure.

Directed by
Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten, Stian Isaksen
Tagline
CATILINA - I Must, I Must!
Overview
Over the course of one day, a young drama teacher at a high school, struggles to stay true to her artistic vision as an Ibsen-director while her girlfriend, the school system, and modern society stand in her way.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten, Stian Isaksen
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • education
  • love
  • power
Places
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Starring
Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten, Stian Isaksen, Jørgen Cleve Broch, Mari Hauge Einbu
Cinematography
Mikkel Lyng-Jørgensen
Runtime
44 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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