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Turn Me On, Dammit!

2011 · 76 min

A frank, funny, and tender look at teenage desire and small-town judgment, told with warmth and a light touch.

Directed by
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Beate Støfring
Overview
In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.

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Directed by
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Beate Støfring
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Written by
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Starring
Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Beate Støfring, Matias Myren, Lars Nordtvedt Listau, Henriette Steenstrup, Jon Bleiklie Devik, Julia Bache-Wiig
Music
Ginge Anvik
Cinematography
Marianne Bakke
Runtime
76 min
Country
Norway, Ireland
Languages
Dutch, Norwegian

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