De Fortabte sjæles ø (2007)

Country of Origin: Denmark/Sweden/Germany
Year of Production: 2007
Running Times: 100 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital/Dolby SR

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Memfis Film/Nimbus Film Productions/Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion/Zentropa Entertainments
Executive Producers: Bettina Brokemper, Bo Ehrhardt, Peter Garde, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Lars Jönsson
Producers: Sarita Christensen, Meta Louise Foldager
Assistant Producers: Trine Finnich, Petter Lindblad, Nikolaj Tarp
Co-Producers: Anna Anthony, Matthias Krause, Stine Spang-Hansen
Line Producer: Malte Forsell
Production Manager: Lene Nielsen

SCRIPT
Script: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg

DIRECTION
Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel
Second Unit Director: Niels Nørløv Hansen
First Assistant Director: Niels Nørløv Hansen
Second Assistant Director: Michael Lundin
Script Supervisor: Kerstin von Bahr

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Rasmus Videbæk
2nd Unit Directors of Photography: Rasmus J. Heise, Hoyte Van Hoytema
1st Assistant Camera: Daniel Parmo
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Camera: Nicklas Karpaty
Test Unit 1st Assistant Camera: Anders Thorsby
Clapper Loaders: Erik Andersson, Christopher Bonnor
Gaffer: Michael Wils Jensen
Test Unit Gaffer: Uffe Hanghøj
Lighting Technician: Martin Pålsheden
Lighting Assistants: Niels Kjær Olsen, Emil Taasinge
Electrician: Morten Boserup
Grip: Ronald Holmberg
Grip Assistant: Martin Grönberg
Video Assist Operator: Mina Bisaada Obaid
Digital Laboratory: pictorion_das werk GmbH

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Assistant Editor: Dan Loghin
Film Colour Timer: Michael Frank Nielsen

MUSIC
Music by: Jane Antonia Cornish

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Hans Christian Kock
Boom Operator: Allan Holmberg
Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixer: Claus Lynge
Supervising Sound Editor: Hans Christian Kock
Sound Effects Editor: Nicolai Linck

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Assistant: Anna Karlsson
Make Up Artist: Kamilla Bjerglind

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ghost ApS, Filmgate
Special Effects Supervisor: Hummer Høimark
Special Effects Coordinator: Christian Kitter
Special Effects Senior Technicians: Søren Skov Haraldsted, Konsta Mannerheimo
Special Effects Technicians: Søren Hvam, Mark Kitter
Special Effects Assistants: Jacob Riewe Henriksen, Svante Hildesson

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisors: Jeppe N. Christensen, Mathias Larserud
Visual Effects: Jacob Svensson, Johan Gustaphzon
On-Set Supervisor: Esben Syberg
Visual Effects Assistants: Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen, Sean Wheelan
Animators: Adam Jama Alaleh, Anthony Morales, Jamie Holmes, Jan Johansson, Lucas Pigliacampo, Magnus Jakobsson, Ole Bukowsky, Simon Flesser, Ulla Vestergaard, Mads Juul
3D Artists: Christian Toft, Dan Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Esben Syberg, Jesper Bardhamre, Karsten Sand Andersen, Rasmus Warming, Thomas Hansen, Thomas Øhlenschlæger, Tom Westermann
Digital Artist: Håkan Blomdahl, Mikael Johannesen, Sunit Parekh, Tim Lange
Motion Capture Supervisors: Aksel Studsgarth, Tom Westermann
Motion Capture Integrator: Rasmus Warming
Matte Painter: Joseph McLamb
Lead Compositor: Ivan Korndrup Jensen
Digital Compositors: Andreas Hylander, Åsa Wallander, Benjamin Rosberg, Daniel Paulsson, Eric Westphal, Filip Landgren, Fredrik Averpil, Joseph McLamb, Lucas Pigliacampo, Marcus Hindborg, Martin Gardeler, Sascha Alexander Haber, Thomas Hansen, Thomas Øhlenschlæge
Development Artists: Stefan Pruss, Thomas Banner
Shadow Art Director: Christian Faber
Concept Artist: Kun Chang
Digital Intermediate Supervisors: Frieda Oberlin, Ralf Wacker
Digital Intermediate Colourist: Moritz Peters
Software Engineers: Jimmy Max Christensen, Kasper Bræmer-Jensen
Technical Directors: Alfred Lindahl, Esben Syberg, Ole Bukowsky, Tom Westermann
Visual Effects Editorial: Tim Kjær Lange

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Niels Sejer
Property Master: Germany: Daniel Kolarov
Construction Manager: Johan Sjölin
Concept Artist: Kun Chang

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant to Producer: Søren Green Nielsen
Runner: David Mide

LOCATIONS
Locations: Denmark; Germany; Sweden
Location Managers: Peter Kimay, Erik Lundin, Rasmus Rise Michaelsen

STUNTS
Stunts: Kimmo Rajala
Stunts Assistant: Svante Hildesson

CAST
Sara Gaarmann (Lulu)
Lukas Munk Billing (Sylvester)
Lasse Borg (Oliver)
Nicolaj Kopernikus (Richard)
Anette Støvelbæk (Beate)
Lars Mikkelsen (necromancer)
Anders W. Berthelsen (Herman)
Beate Bille (Linea)
Frank Thiel (Olivers Stedfar)

PLOT SUMMARY

One night, 14-year-old Lulu's younger brother is struck by a beam of light and possessed by the spirit of a 19th century man, Herman Hartmann. Lulu teams up with a young boy, Oliver, and disillusioned clairvoyant Richard to help save Lulu's brother and defend their town against the supernatural forces gathering around it.

AVAILABILITY

Denmark
Theatrical Distributors: Nordisk Film

Romania
DVD Distributors: Prorom Media-Trade

TIMELINE

2007
February
9: Denmark - theatrical release
10: Germany - shown at the European Film Market

May
17: France - shown at the Cannes Film Market

November
23: Turkey - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

De Förtappade själarnas ö - Swedish title
Island of Lost Souls - English language title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Filmens verden: De fortabte sjæles ø (2007)

KEYWORDS

children, possession, the supernatural, teenagers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008