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Now Clap

2024

A tense, satirical character study that blurs the line between artistic conviction and dangerous obsession.

Directed by
Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir
Genres
Drama
Starring
Agnes Kittelsen, Oddgeir Thune, Teodor Ødegaard Jacobsen
Overview
We follow Renate, a boundary-pushing theater director who is fighting to keep her career alive. When she starts to encounter resistance, she takes extreme measures to fight her cause. But where is the line between artistic freedom and responsibility in creative art, and when is enough enough?

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Directed by
Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir
Genres
Drama
Starring
Agnes Kittelsen, Oddgeir Thune, Teodor Ødegaard Jacobsen
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • power
  • morality
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir
Written by
Kornelia Eline Skogseth
Starring
Agnes Kittelsen, Oddgeir Thune, Teodor Ødegaard Jacobsen, Dagny Backer Johnsen, Sarah Aman Mentzoni, Aleksander Varadian, Hermann Sabado, Magnus Aasheim
Country
Norway

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