materie 2004* - Norsk filminstitutt

CHILDREN'S COMEDY | 85 MIN | COLOUR | SCOPE |
5 REELS | DOLBY SR•D
DIRECTOR: STIG SVENDSEN
SCREENPLAY: GUNNAR GERMUNDSON BASED ON HIS
OWN RADIO PLAY
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN ANDREAS ANDERSEN
PRODUCERS: HÅKON ØVERÅS AND AAGOT SKJELDAL FOR 4 1/2 AS
CAST: ANDERS HERMANN CLAUSEN, HELENE GYSTAD,
FRIDTJOF SÅHEIM, GARD EIDSVOLD, HENRIK MESTAD, TRINE
WIGGEN, ANE DAHL TORP, PER CHRISTIAN ELLEFSEN
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
NORWEGIAN DISTRIBUTOR: NORDISK FILMDISTRIBUSJON
SALES: NORDISK FILM INTERNATIONAL SALES,
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24 NORWEGIAN FILMS 2008
RADIOPIRATENE
THE RADIO PIRATES
The Radio Pirates tells the story of Karl Jonathan and his father who, after breaking up with Karl
Jonathan's mother, move back to his father's worn-down childhood home, and discover that the
whole village has been transformed into a model community of perfect security. Together with Karl
Jonathan we experience how all the children have been deprived of the freedom to behave like
children. Joined by his girl friend Sisseline, Karl Jonathan initiates an insurrection against society.
It all starts when the two of them accidentally stumble over an abandoned radio studio on top
of an old factory chimney. They start playing around in the studio, and without being aware of it,
the angry comments they utter into the microphone are actually heard by a horde of listeners,
who think these are new regulations in the housing cooperative.
The Radio Pirates is packed with comedy, action, and a good portion of romance.
Director Stig Svendsen started his career by learning how to draw comic strips
at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts. He later studied at The
Oslo Film and TV Academy, where he graduated in 2001. 4 1/2 produced his
short film Loose Ends, which is the story of two guys arguing about the contents
of the last Star Wars film. This is his feature film debut.