The Angel

Engelen

Norway, Sweden

2009

97 Min

Color

1.85:1

Swedish, Norwegian

Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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CAST Maria Bonnevie, Gunilla Röör, Antti Reini, Börje Ahlstedt, Benjamin Helstad, Emir Mulasmanovic, Lena Endre

PROD DES Åsa Isacsson

Toronto (Discovery), Melbourne (First Encounters), Transilvania (Focus Norway), Göteborg (Nordic Competition): Audience Award

Synopsis

A young mother (played brilliantly by Maria Bonnevie) struggles with a history of drug abuse in this exquisitely rendered and deeply compassionate piece, the first fiction film from one of Norway’s most respected documentary filmmakers. —tiff.net

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Viktor Pedersen

23Jul10

Compassionate and devastating portrait of a woman under the influence of heroine. This film does something that is rare in Norwegian filmmaking, and that is succeeding in constructing a complex character that we follow with great interest. Also notable is the cinematography, which is very good and adds a lot to the story. The Angel displays true emotions with clarity and beautiful ugliness.

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