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Open Future

1983 · 118 min

A slow, earnest coming-of-age portrait that drifts through youthful experimentation with a wistful, uneasy honesty.

Tagline
...17 years old and with his life ahead of him
Overview
A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • addiction
  • family
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Svend Wam
Written by
Petter Vennerød, Svend Wam
Starring
Thomas Robsahm, Are Sjaastad, Julie Wiggen, Espen Moreite, Jorunn Kjellsby, Frank Iversen, Wenche Foss, Anders Hatlo
Cinematography
Philip Øgaard
Runtime
118 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

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