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Når mørket er forbi

2000 · 94 min

A somber, deliberate return-home drama that slowly tightens into a quiet thriller of corruption and belonging.

Directed by
Knut Erik Jensen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stig Henrik Hoff, Snorre Tindberg, Gørild Mauseth
Overview
"Passing Darkness" - Oslo lawyer Josef Omgang returns to his native village on the Finnmark coast, where he finds his father's seafood company in trouble. International buyers have started trawling the market, and Josef realizes that the vital natural resources are in the hands of organized crime.

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Directed by
Knut Erik Jensen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stig Henrik Hoff, Snorre Tindberg, Gørild Mauseth
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 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
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Knut Erik Jensen
Written by
Alf R. Jacobsen, Knut Erik Jensen
Starring
Stig Henrik Hoff, Snorre Tindberg, Gørild Mauseth, Gunnel Lindblom, Nicholas Hope, Francesco Gabriele, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Grethe Bøe-Waal
Music
Olga Petrova
Runtime
94 min
Country
Norway

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