Films

🇳🇴Norway

Country: Norway (produced in 2024)
Screening time: 18 min
Language: Norwegian
Subtitles: Japanese/English
Date: 15th.2 (Sat) venue: Snow theater

『Warrior Heart』

監督：Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen

Japanese title: 戦士の心 / Original title: Smerteterskel / Norway / drama / 2024 / 18min / Norwegian / Subtitle: Japanese/English

Vilja (12) loves wrestling even though she's terrified of pain and loses every match. When her parents separate, Vilja's feelings shut down. Then mum’s new boyfriend’s daughter, Thea, turns out to be a star wrestler. Can Vilja overcome her fear of physical and emotional pain?
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🇳🇴Norway

Country: Norway (produced in 2022)
Screening time: 18 min
Language: Norwegian
Subtitles: Japanese/English
Date: 15th.2 (Sat) venue: Snow theater

『Planet Robin』

監督：Johan Kaos Nåden Dyrstad

Japanese title: ロビンと惑星 / Norway / drama / 2022 / 18min / Norwegian / Subtitle: Japanese/English

Nine-year-old Robin discovers a small planet hovering by itself in the woods. It is damaged and needs help, so Robin takes it home and hides it in the garage with disastrous consequences. Robin's parents no longer have any time for her because they are too busy arguing. Robin takes refuge in the woods, where she finds a planet that has crashed and is badly wounded. She hides it in the garage and nurses it back to health. Will Robin be able to keep her new friend a secret even as her parents begin packing the boxes to move?
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🇳🇴Norway

Country: Norway (produced in 2002)
Screening time: 13 min
Language: Norwegian
Subtitles: Japanese/English
Date: 14th.2 (Fri) venue: Snow theater
Date: 15th.2 (Sat) venue: Iiyama Cultural Hall Natura

『The Hedge of Thorns』

監督：Anita Killi

Japanese title: 鉄のいばらを超えて / Original title Tornehekken / Norway / animation / 2001 / 12.56min / Norwegian / Subtitle: Japanese/English

Florian and Malene are best of friends. Every day the play by the creek. One day the war breaks out and the two aren't allowed to play with each other because they are on opposite sides of the war.The film describes a close relationship between two childs who are not allowed to play with each other because of the war. The hedge of torns (or the barbwire) is the physical element that seperates them. The children misunderstands what war is. The explanation that the father gives makes it worse and Florian wonders if it his and Marlenes "noisy play" by the creek that woke up the war. The friendship survives the war and the film ends in hope.
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