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Out Stealing Horses streaming

Original title: Ut og stjæle hester
2019 Movie Norway, Sweden, Denmark Mystery, Drama 122 min Ages 12+
By: Hans Petter Moland With: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Stellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Danica Ćurčić

November 1999: 67-year-old Trond (Stellan Skarsgård), lives in self-imposed isolation and looks forward to welcoming in the new millennium alone. As winter arrives he meets one of his few neighbors, Lars (Bjørn Floberg), and realizes he knew him back in the summer of 1948. 1948 - the year Trond turned 15. The summer Trond grew up. OUT STEALING HORSES is based on the bestselling novel by Norwegian author Per Petterson, which received several important international awards and was included in The New York Times '10 Best Books of 2007 (Fiction)'. Petterson's novels have been translated into more than 50 languages.

Filmium rating
67%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 2019
Awards:
International Jury 2019
Nominations:
Competition 2019

Mood

Melancholic
Nostalgic
Reflective
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Hans Petter Moland
Per Petterson
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Danica Ćurčić
Pål Sverre Hagen
Jon Ranes
Stellan Skarsgård
Bjørn Floberg
Tobias Santelmann
Danica Curcic
Norwegian Cinema

Adaptation

Novel Adaptation

Cinematic Technique

Artistic
Character-Driven
Immersive
Landscape-Focused
Naturalistic
Subtle

Narrative Structure

Chronological
Flashback
Linear
Memory-Driven
Non-Linear

Pace

Contemplative
Deliberate
Reflective
Slow
Slow-Paced

Style

Artistic
Cinematic
Cinematographic
Naturalistic

Time-Period

1948
Post-World War Ii

Central Conflict

Identity
Loss
Memory And Nostalgia
Past Vs Present
Personal Conflict
Solitude

Characters

Elderly Man
Neighbor From 1948
Young Trond

Ending

Bittersweet
Open-Ended
Reflective

Historical Context

1948
Post-World War Ii

Key Plot Points

Neighbor From 1948
Recalling Childhood
Rural Life

Plot

Coming-Of-Age
Elderly Man Recalling Past
Loss
Memory
Nostalgia
Rural Norway
Summer Of 1948

Setting

1940S
Kaunas
Lithuania
Lithuania Nature Parks
Natural Landscapes
Nature
Nature Parks
Rural Norway
Trysil
Vilnius

Shooting Location

Lithuania
Norway

Theme

Identity
Loss
Memory
Nostalgia
Solitude

Genre

Art-House
Character Study
Coming-Of-Age
Drama
Historical

Audiences

Adults
Art-House
Art-House Audiences
Art-House Viewers
Drama Enthusiasts
Mature Audience

Titles

Out Stealing Horses
Ut og stjæle hester

Reception

Academy Awards Entry
Award-Winning
Berlin International Film Festival
Critical Acclaim
Film Festival Success
International Recognition
Silver Bear

Production Countries

Lithuania
Norway

Release Year

2019
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