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Norway’s Erik Poppe on His Haugesund, Toronto-Bound ‘Quisling – The Final Days,’ Upcoming Jon Fosse Adaptation and Movie Based on ‘The Scream’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The major Norwegian period drama is due to open Haugesund’s Norwegian Film Festival, ahead of its Toronto international premiere.
Based on a script by Anna Bach-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Ravn Lanesskog, the film was produced by Poppe’s regular partners Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae of Paradox, SF Studios ’ Norwegian production banner. Speaking in exclusivity to Variety ahead of the film’s world premiere, Poppe discussed his vision, testing, pushing it and upcoming projects: Relationship drama “Bad Moon Rising,” based on a script by Nobel Literary Prize winner Jon Fosse, and first genre movie “The Scream” inspired by Edvard Munch’s celebrated painting. This is your third instalment in a trilogy about far-right ideology threatening democracy, after “The King’s Choice” and “Utøya, July 22.” While the first two films gave the point of view of the victims, here you tackle the subject from a more controversial perspective – the perpetrator, as you try to explore what is behind Quisling’s motives and if redemption is ever possible.
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