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Mood:
- BleakRoughContemplativeDisturbing
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Plot:
- DownfallParents and ChildrenAddictionDrug AbuseLife is a BitchFamily ProblemsSingle ParentDomestic Disturbance more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignRealism
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- EuropeNorwaySmall Town
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Style:
- NonlinearVoice OverStrong Female Presence
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Drugs/AlcoholNuditySexual ContentViolent Content
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Engelen, 2009
Norwegian, Swedish
Sweden, Norway, Finland
Profile of Engelen
Engelen can be described as bleak, rough, and disturbing. The plot revolves around a downfall, drug abuse, and family problems. The main genres are drama and foreign. In terms of style, Engelen features realism, is nonlinear, and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. Engelen is located in Norway. It takes place in contemporary times. It is originally a true story. Engelen has received attention for being an award winner. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol, nudity, and sexual content.
Summary of Engelen
As the film opens, a doped-up Lea (Maria Bonnevie) makes an extremely bad impression on her baby daughter's foster parents; later, flashbacks reveal her disturbing youth and young adulthood. From the wrong side of the tracks, Lea grows up in a small house on the edge of the forest. When her father dies, her fragile mother Madelene takes up with the jealous alcoholic Ole. Unable to prevent Madelene from being beaten, Lea winds up as a substance abuser.
Details
| Language: | Norwegian, Swedish |
| Country: | Sweden, Norway, Finland |
| Release date: | 11 January 2011 |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
Cast and Crew
as Lea
