In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten)
Norway, winter. Introverted and hard-working Nils drives the powerful snow plough that keeps open the roads and mountain passes of the inhospitable frozen landscape where he lives. He’s just been named citizen of the year for his efforts when he receives news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Refusing to believe the official version of his son’s death, he begins a covert search for the boy’s alleged murderers. A surprising turn of events causes him to become a tough-as-nails and feared underworld hero – one whose identity nobody knows.
HANS PETTER MOLAND
Born in 1955 in Oslo, Norway, he studied film at Emerson College in Boston and has been working as a director for over 20 years, making commercials and feature films which include performances by Stellan Skarsgård and Charlotte Rampling.
His 1995 feature, Zero Kelvin (Kjærlighetens kjøtere), was awarded a special mention by the jury at San Sebastian, and Aberdeen (2000) won the main prize at the Nordic Film days in Lübeck. The Beautiful Country screened in the Berlinale Competition in 2004 as did A somewhat gentle man (Ganske snill mann) in 2010. He made his first documentary, When bubbles burst, in 2012.
Selected filmography
- 2013 IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE (Kraftidioten)
- 2012 WHEN BUBBLES BURST - Documentaire
- 2010 A SOMWHAT GENTLE MAN (En Ganske Snill Mann)
- 2006 COMRADE PEDERSEN (Gymnaslaerer Pedersen)
- 2004 THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
- 2002 UNITED WE STAND (Folk Flest Bor I Kina)
- 2000 ABERDEEN
- 1995 ZERO KELVIN (Kjærlighetens kjøtere)
- 1993 THE LAST LIEUTENANT (Secondløitnanten)
Fiche technique
Direction : Hans Petter Moland | Production : Finn Gjerdrum & Stein B. Kvae – Paradoxe Film 2 | Screenwriting : Kim Fupz Aakeson | Cinematography : Philip Øgaard | Editing : Jens Christian Fodstad | Music : Kaspar Kaae, Kåre Vestrheim | Cast : Stellan Skarsgård (Nils), Pål Sverre Hagen (Graf), Bruno Ganz (Papa), Hildegun Riise (Gudrun), Peter Andersson (Wingman), Brigitte Hjort Sørensen (Marit), Jakob Oftebro (Aron Horowitz), Anders Baasmo Christiansen (Geir), Jon Øigarden (Karsten), Gard B. Eidsvold (Halldor Emanuel)
Norway
2014. 105 minutes. DCP.
In color
In Norwegian with French & English subtitles
Contact
Chrysalis Films
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75002 Paris
France
Tel : +33 1 43 33 77 62
Email : cl@chrysalis-films.com
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