Director Erik Poppe, Producer Stein B. Kvae, lead actress, Andrea Berntzen and a survivor of the Utoya massacre, attended the Golden Globe screening of “U-July 22” this week in Los Angeles.
When I watched ‘‘U-July 22’ at El Gouna Ff in October, I knew that Paul Greengrass’s film dealing with the same subject was receiving rave notices and I wanted to see the Norwegian version of the event.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s depiction of the 2011 terror attack on the Utøya island concentrates on the survivors’ stories, while Greengrass focuses on Anders Breivik, the right-wing gunman and his trial.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts, but for the sake of the victims and their relatives, characters and individual experiences are fictitious.
Most important for us at this moment is to ensure that those affected by the terror are given the opportunity...
When I watched ‘‘U-July 22’ at El Gouna Ff in October, I knew that Paul Greengrass’s film dealing with the same subject was receiving rave notices and I wanted to see the Norwegian version of the event.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s depiction of the 2011 terror attack on the Utøya island concentrates on the survivors’ stories, while Greengrass focuses on Anders Breivik, the right-wing gunman and his trial.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts, but for the sake of the victims and their relatives, characters and individual experiences are fictitious.
Most important for us at this moment is to ensure that those affected by the terror are given the opportunity...
- 11/13/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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