Mørkets øy (1997)

Country of Origin: Norway
Year of Production: 1997
Running Times: 80 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby SR-D

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Balboa Enterprise/Northern Lights A/S
Producers: Henrik Danstrup, Axel Helgeland
Line Producer: Bent Rognlien
Associate Producer: Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Production Manager: Synnøve Hørsdal
Production Coordinator: Lena Sougen

SCRIPT
Script: Trygve Allister Diesen, Nikolaj Scherfig

DIRECTION
Directed by: Trygve Allister Diesen
Script Supervisor: Aslaug Konradsdottir

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Harald Gunnar Paalgard
First Assistant Camera: Thomas Duprè, Wencke Hovet
Assistant Camera: Arash A. Nejod
Gaffer: Thomas Øhre
Electrician: Morten M. Ræder
Camera: Arriflex 35 BL III

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Pål Gengenbach
Assistant Editor: Ruchir Tewari
Negative Cutter: Ann Karin Aasgaard
Colour Grader: Andrzej Kiwala

MUSIC
Music by: Søren Hyldgaard
Main Title Music: Seigmen
Music Editor: Hans Sørensen

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Six Days on the Road"
Written by Green and Montgomery
Performed by Motorpsycho

SOUND
Sound Designer: Svenn Jakobsen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Petter Fladeby
Sound Editor: Sturla Einarson
Sound Effects Editor: Tormod Ringnes
Foley Artist: André Naudin
Foley Editor: Morten Solum

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Igor Meyer
Assistant Make Up: Mona Iversen

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Pål Morten Hverven, Bo Lundgreen

VISUAL EFFECTS
Optical Effects: Bente Santi Helle

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Carle Lange
Set Decorator: Hilde Reh
Property Master: Espen Bergvik
Assistant Property Master: Morten Swang

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistants: Johanne Helgeland, Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen, Rikke Laursen, Allan Sperling, Hege Steffensen

LOCATIONS
Locations: Asker, Akershus, Norway; Hidra, Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway; Oslo, Norway
Location Manager: Erik Disch

CAST
Sofie Gråbøl (Julie)
Paul-Ottar Haga (Roald)
Sina Langfeldt (Solveig)
Terje Strømdahl (Dr Svendsen)
Martin Slaatto (Lars)
Juni Dahr (Wenche Bymoen)
Ole Geir Feste (Pål Henriksen)
Heidi Goldman (nurse)
Erik Hivju (Quist)
Elisabeth Isaachsen (Helga)
Bjarne Magnus Jensen (Jon)
Lars Funderud Johannessen (Billetteren)
Maia Cathrine Stien Karlsen (Ida)
Morten Kirkskov (Allan)
John Sigurd Kristensen (Bokken)
Runi Lewerissa (bartender)
Trini Lund (Amanda Bokken)
Iselin Nordenhoug (Gunn)
Håkon Rosseland (Bymoen)
Sigvor Skjeie (Mrs Jacobsen)

PLOT SUMMARY

Teacher Julie decides to change her life completely by taking up a position in a school on a remote island off the South of Norway. But she finds herself shunned by the locals, learns that her predecessor hung himself and unexpectedly falls in love with islander Roald - who is certainly not what he appears to be...

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Germany
Rating: 18

Norway
Rating: 15

AWARDS

1999
Fantasporto, Portugal (International Fantasy Film Award)
Best Film (Trygve Allister Diesen) - nominated

TIMELINE

1997
December
26: Norway - theatrical release

1998
February
6: Denmark - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Insel der Dunkelheit - German title
Insel der Finsternis - German title
Island of Darkness - English language title
Isle of Darkness - English language title
Mörkrets ö - Swedish title
Trappola nel buio - Italian title

KEYWORDS

axes, bicycles, boats, cats, choirs, coast, hospitals, serial killers, teachers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008