Norway

Out Stealing Horses

Date of Event:
19-05-2024 20:00 PM
Location
The Royal Film Commission-Jordan
Director
Hans Petter Moland
Country
Norway
Production Year:
2019

Out Stealing Horses
16+

Hans Petter Moland, 123 minutes, Drama, Norwegian with Arabic and English subtitles, 2019, Norway. 

Based on Per Petterson’s novel of the same title, the story takes place in November 1999. 67-year-old Trond lives in new-found desolation, looking forward to New Year’s Eve 2000 alone. He discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew in 1948. The summer Trond turned 15. The summer Trond’s father prepared him to shoulder his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance. The summer Trond grew up and met a woman he yearned for. The woman Trond’s father was preparing to spend his life with. 

The film participated in many international film festivals and won seven awards including the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. 
 

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