Drama documental que describe al joven Edvard Munch. Muchos de los diálogos fueron tomados del diario íntimo de Edvard Munch. Todos los personajes están interpretados por actores amateurs, lo que otorga al film algunas características de documental ficticio.

Peter Watkins’s majestic biopic of the painter of “The Scream” envelops reality and drama with a breathtaking depth of historical research. This uncut version, originally made for TV, speaks to both the painter and the director’s sense of alienation and uncompromising approach to artistic creation.