Armand

Local title
Armand
Director
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Year
2024

Armand, a six-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school.

During one fatal afternoon in an empty elementary school the two mothers of Armand (6) and Jon (6) get into a desperate fight to be believed when one son is accused of crossing boundaries against the other. All means are used, and soon a blend of madness, desire and obsession arises. Where the truth lies is impossible to know, and soon everything evolves less and less around the children, who we never meet, and more about the adults.

The debut feature of Norwegian writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (the grandson of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann), “Armand” is a lacerating drama about the social controls we permit in our daily lives – and impose on our children.

Winner of this year’s Camera d'Or at Cannes, it is a story to reckon with. Norway nominated the film for the Best International Film Oscar. "Armand" is also nominated for the European Film Academy awards in the categories of Best Actress, European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI and European University Award.

Director
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Screenwriter
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Producer
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Cast
Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Vera Veljovic-Jovanovic, Janne Heltberg
Cinematographer
Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Editing
Robert Krantz
Production Design
Mirjam Veske
Production
Eye Eye Pictures, Keplerfilm, ONE TWO Films, Prolaps Produktion, Film i Väst
Music
Ella van der Woude
World sales
Charades
Distribution
KP Distribution
Runtime
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Other festivals
Vancouver, Chicago
Director
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Armand (2024)

Screenings

1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening051104 / Armand
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Screening111205 / Armand
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Screening143101 / Armand
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