#norwegian-cinema

#norwegian-cinema

The stately home in the suburbs of Oslo has sheltered generations of the Borg family. As kids, Nora Borg (Renate Reinsve) and her younger sister, Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), could hear their mother, Sissel's therapy sessions with clients through the flue of a wood-burning stove in their bedroom. They could hear their parents' conversations as well, both those mundane and tense.

(Spoilers for the first Troll movie below.) Don't confuse the Netflix franchise with 2010's Trollhunter, shot in the style of a found footage mockumentary. A group of college students sets off into the wilds of the fjordland to make a documentary about a suspected bear poacher named Hans. They discover that Hans is actually hunting down trolls and decide to document those endeavors instead, but soon realize they are very much out of their depth.

But after years in the shadows, the country has finally found its place in the international spotlight with a number of distinctive, relationship-centred and critically acclaimed films and television shows in what many are describing as a Norwegian golden age. The last few months alone have seen the release of Dreams, the third of Dag Johan Haugerud's Oslo Stories Trilogy, which won the biggest prize at this year's Berlin film