ARMAND ARMAND HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL

One of the last days before the school holidays something happens between six year old Armand and Jon. The parents are called in for a meeting, but the school management doesn't really know what actually happened. Was it just a children’s game or something much more serious? The incident between the two boys triggers a series of events, forcing parents and school staff into a captivating battle - where madness, desire and obsession arise.

ಶಾಲೆಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಆರು ವರ್ಷದ ಅರ್ಮಾಂಡ್‌ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾನ್‌ ನಡುವೆ ಘಟನೆಯೊಂದು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವರ ಪೋಷಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಈ ಘಟನೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನದಿಂದ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯೇ ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನ ನಾಟಕೀಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಮುಗ್ಧತೆ, ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Screenplay :

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Director of Photography :

Pål Ulvik Rokseth

Editor :

Robert Krantz

Music :

Ella Van Der Woude

Sound :

Mats Lid Støten

Cast :

Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Endre Hellestveit, Øystein Røger, Vera Veljovic

Awards - Winner :

Cannes FF (Caméra d'Or), European Film Awards (Discovery - Fipresci), Hamptons IFF (Best Narrative Feature), Athens IFF (International competition)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Cannes FF (Un Certain Regard Award), European Film Awards (European Actress, European Discovery), Athens IFF (Best Picture), Valladolid IFF (Best Film), Directors Guild of America (First-Time Feature Film)

HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel studied directing at Westerdals School of Arts. His debut short film, BIRD HEARTS (2015), premiered in Karlovy Vary and won the ‘Golden Chair’ award at the Grimstad Short Film Festival in 2016. It was nominated for an Amanda award and featured on Cineuropa's list of the year’s best European short films. His 2017 short film, FANNY, premiered in Aspen, received an Amanda nomination, and made the same list. Both films are screened at festivals worldwide. ARMAND is his debut feature film.

  1. 1. THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
  2. 2. DROWNING DRY
  3. 3. SALVE MARIA
  4. 4. THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD
  5. 5. MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY
  6. 6. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
  7. 7. CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
  8. 8. FAMILIAR TOUCH
  9. 9. THE SECOND ACT
  10. 10. GRAND TOUR
  11. 11. HOLY COW
  12. 12. THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
  13. 13. GOOD ONE
  14. 14. POOJA, SIR
  15. 15. ALL SHALL BE WELL
  16. 16. QUEENS
  17. 17. BLACK DOG
  18. 18. LIONESS
  19. 19. DYING
  20. 20. ARMAND
  21. 21. SHAMBHALA
  22. 22. WAVES
  23. 23. OUR LOVELY PIG SLAUGHTER
  24. 24. THE HYPERBOREANS
  25. 25. ARCADIA
  26. 26. THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
  27. 27. TO A LAND UNKNOWN
  28. 28. ALGIERS
  29. 29. TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE
  30. 30. BREATHING UNDERWATER
  31. 31. LA CASA
  32. 32. THE LAST ROMANTICS
  33. 33. STEALING ANGEL
  34. 34. THE EXILES
  35. 35. SHEPHERDS
  36. 36. GLIMMERS
  37. 37. LILIES NOT FOR ME
  38. 38. ANORA
  39. 39. QUIET LIFE
  40. 40. SEPTEMBER SAYS
  41. 41. THREE DAYS OF FISH
  42. 42. KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER'S END
  43. 43. A HOUSE ON FIRE
  44. 44. LITTLE LOVES
  45. 45. DON’T YOU LET ME GO
  46. 46. NAWI
  47. 47. THE TIES THAT BIND US
  48. 48. THROUGH ROCKS AND CLOUDS
  49. 49. MY FRIEND AN DELIE
  50. 50. ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES
  51. 51. YOUNG HEARTS
  52. 52. JANUARY 2
  53. 53. AN UNFINISHED FILM
  54. 54. FOUR MOTHERS
  55. 55. ON FALLING
  56. 56. BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY
  57. 57. AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
  58. 58. THE PARTY’S OVER
  59. 59. THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE
  60. 60. MEASURES FOR THE FUNERAL
  61. 61. MOON
  62. 62. IVO
  63. 63. HAPPY HOLIDAYS
  64. 64. SIMA’S SONG
  65. 65. FLATHEAD
  66. 66. WINDLESS
  67. 67. MISERICORDIA
  68. 68. MONGREL
  69. 69. ACROSS THE SEA
  70. 70. THE DOG THIEF
  71. 71. PAYING FOR IT
  72. 72. FREWAKA
  73. 73. CROCODILE TEARS
  74. 74. THE GREAT YAWN OF HISTORY
  75. 75. FARUK
  76. 76. THE SHAMELESS
  77. 77. RED PATH
  78. 78. YASHA AND LEONID BREZHNEV
  79. 79. RICKERL
  80. 80. SLEEPING WITH A TIGER