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22 July

2018 · 143 min

A sober, procedural re-enactment that is harrowing and unflinching, yet grounded in quiet resilience and civic duty.

Tagline
The true story of a day that started like any other
Overview
On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • trauma
  • grief
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history, thriller
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
Written by
Paul Greengrass
Starring
Jonas Strand Gravli, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden, Seda Witt, Ola G. Furuseth, Maria Bock, Isak Bakli Aglen, Thorbjørn Harr
Music
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Cinematography
Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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