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It’s Only Make Believe

2013 · 91 min

A slow-burning, tense drama that shifts between thriller and love story, anchored by a raw, emotional performance.

Directed by
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Silje Salomonsen, Vegar Hoel, Tomas Alf Larsen
Overview
After serving 10 years in prison for murder, Jenny returns to society. She wants to live a quiet life and resume her responsibilities as a mother, but soon shadows from the past start to appear.

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Directed by
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Silje Salomonsen, Vegar Hoel, Tomas Alf Larsen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Silje Salomonsen, Vegar Hoel, Tomas Alf Larsen, Ole Romsdal, Egil Birkeland, Fredrik S. Hana, Iben Østin Hjelle, Kjell Breivik
Music
Thomas Dybdahl
Cinematography
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Runtime
91 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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