The Men's Room
Norway2018documentary75'Konkurs DocFilmMusic (2019)
The supporting act before the concert of Black Sabbath in Norway in 2016 was to be delivered by a choir made of 25 middle-aged men. Once, jokingly, they promised one another that if one of them died, they would sing together at his funeral. It turns out that Ivar, who directed the choir for many years, is the first one to go. Despite his cancer diagnosis and increasingly weaker condition, he does not stop the preparations for the performance. The film tells the story of a shared passion, brusque male friendship and being together in the most important moments.
Awards
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2019 Documentary competition
The Audience AwardSpecial Award
- directed by
- Petter Sommer
Norwegian director, journalist and sound designer based in Oslo. He has directed the documentaries "When Dad Kills" (2013) and "Operation conspiracy" (2014). Both films won Gullruten and were produced by Norsk Fjernsyn AS for TV 2. "The Men's Room" is his first feature-length documentary.
Jo Vemud Svendsen
Jo Vemund Svendsen (29) is a Norwegian director and journalist. He was awarded «The radio talent of the year» in Norway in 2012 after taking his bachelor degree in journalism from Oslo and Akershus University College. Svendsen worked on the "22. July"-documentary "A small island in the world» (2011). The film won Gullruten and Nymphes d'Or in Monte Carlo. "The Men's Room" is his first feature-length documentary.
- cinematography
- Petter Sommer, Jo Vemud Svendsen
- script
- Petter Sommer, Jo Vemud Svendsen
- music
- Martin Horntveth
- editing
- Petter Sommer, Jo Vemud Svendsen
- production
- Kari Anne Moe, Gudmundur Gunnarsson (FUGLENE)
- Photo
- Trailer