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Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

1994 · 96 min

A quiet, uneasy coming-of-age story that lingers with a sense of lost innocence and subtle dread.

Directed by
Marius Holst
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Martin Dahl Garfalk, Trond Halbo, Jan Devo Kornstad
Overview
A story about a young boy, Otto, whose childhood is brought to an abrupt end when Frank, an older boy, suddenly enters his life.

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Directed by
Marius Holst
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Martin Dahl Garfalk, Trond Halbo, Jan Devo Kornstad
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Marius Holst
Written by
Marius Holst, Lars Saabye Christensen
Starring
Martin Dahl Garfalk, Trond Halbo, Jan Devo Kornstad, Kjersti Holmen, Ingar Helge Gimle, Bjørn Floberg, Reidar Sørensen, Gisken Armand
Music
Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Magne Furuholmen
Cinematography
Philip Øgaard
Runtime
96 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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