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This is a story about the journey of a father and son through a landscape of sorrow, after they tragically
lose the one person they love the most. The film depicts how they deal with their new everyday
life without her, and their struggle to gain control over the new situation. The deceased woman
was the «glue» that kept the family together, and without her they feel like they have to make
a new start, a situation which wears them both out. The father feels the loss of this woman so
strongly that he isn't able to pull himself together and take responsibility for his own and his
son's life. In pure desperation he meets with Childcare, and when his son is temporarily sent to an
orphanage, he isolates himself from his surroundings and rejects every attempt of contact, even
from his own son. But the son refuses to give up the hope that they can become a family again,
and fights bravely to get his father back to life.
The child wanderer, ten year old Yohan, tackles life's hardships with optimism and inventiveness.
But is it enough to save the hard-working 8 year old Anna at the neighbouring farm? Yohan is
challenged by the tough life in the Norway of a hundred years ago. He is sent away to work on a
farm miles away from home, and finds himself in an adventure battling wolves and bears.
Yohan – The Child Wanderer tells the story about the period during which a lot of
Norwegians emigrated to America, when a dream was a necessary incentive in order to survive.
This is a story about never giving in.
Writer and director Grete Salomonsen has written a screenplay that will thrill and entertain
the whole family. She and producer Odd Hynnekleiv created the classic Kamilla and the
Thief, and are once more ready to make an unforgettable film about love, hardships, struggles
and family.
SAMMEN
TOGETHER
DIRECTOR: MATIAS ARMAND JORDAL
SCREENPLAY: MATIAS ARMAND JORDAL
PRODUCER: T. RYSSTAD FOR MIRMAR FILM PRODUCTION AS
CAST: FRIDTJOV SÅHEIM, EVY KASSETH RØSTEN
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 2009
NORWEGIAN DISTRIBUTOR: SANDREW METRONOME
NORGE AS
CONTACT: MIRMAR FILM PRODUCTION AS
TEL: +47 67 52 53 25,FAX: +47 67 52 53 24
MAIL: tom@mirmar.no,www.mirmar.no
YOHAN – BARNEVANDREREN
YOHAN – THE CHILD WANDERER
DIRECTOR: GRETE SALOMONSEN
SCREENPLAY: GRETE SALOMONSEN
PRODUCER: ODD HYNNEKLEIV FOR PENELOPE FILM AS
CAST: DENNIS STORHØI, AGNETE HAALAND, SVERRE ANKER
OUSDAL
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2009
NORWEGIAN DISTRIBUTOR: NORDISK FILMDISTRIBUSJON
CONTACT: PENELOPE FILM AS, KONGENSGT. 4B, N-4610
KRISTIANSAND,TEL: +47 38 17 70 50,FAX: +47 38 02 60 59
post@penelope.no,www.penelope.no
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