Valley of Shadows
Genre | Drama |
Length | 91 min |
Production year | 2017 |
Nationality | Norway |
Director | Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen |
Script | Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen & Clement Tuffreau |
Producer | Alan R. Milligan |
Executive producer | Tom Erik Kjeseth & Alexander Hagerup |
Co-producer | Stine Blichfeldt, Terez Hollo-Klausen, Lars Leergaard Maarøy & Olav Mellgren |
Starring | Adam Ekeli, Lennard Salamon, Kathrine Fagerland, Jone Hope Larsen & John Olav Nilsen |
Director of photography | Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen |
Production design | Maria Håård |
Costume design | Sofie Rage Larsen |
Editor | Mariusz Kus |
Sound design | Hugo Ekornes |
Composer | Zbigniew Preisner |
Festivals |
Toronto International Film Festival – Discovery Sao Paulo International Film Festival Rome Film Fest – Official Selection Pingyao Film Festival Premiere Plans Angers – Official Selection Tromsø International Film Festival – Critic’s Choice Istanbul International Film Festival |
Between the sea and the mountains in a small village in Norway, Aslak (6) lives with his mother Astrid. A tragic event occurs that Aslak can’t quite understand and Astrid struggles to handle. In a quest for answers, Aslak ventures into the menacing forest behind his house. Is what happens on his journey merely a boy’s imagination or is it reality?