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Disco

2019 · 94 min

A tense, slow-burn character study that unsettles as it probes faith, bodily distress, and a young woman's isolation.

Directed by
Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Josefine Frida Pettersen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
Tagline
Faith - Hope - Doubt
Overview
On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.

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Directed by
Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Josefine Frida Pettersen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • faith
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
Thom Hell, Marius Christiansen
Cinematography
Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Runtime
94 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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