Den utvalgte

A slow, strange chamber piece that blurs therapy and theatre into an unsettling, dreamlike probe of the self.

Directed by

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen

Genres

Drama

Starring

Helene Bjørneby, Janne Beate Bønes, Even Rasmussen

Overview

Psykodramaterapauten Solveig comes to the secluded island "Nidøy" for trying out their methods on the island's amateur theater company. A seemingly simple task is shaping up to be a trip to the 'self' - and the beginning of a surreal, metaphysical and very Jungian trills fable.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, tense and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, isolation, art, madness

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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