Gritt

Gritt

62nd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Gry-Jeanette left Norway with the dream of becoming an actress. Now, 17 rambling years later, having failed to find either fame in Hollywood or notoriety in Berlin, she’s back, as Gritt. Whilst her old friends from college have established successful careers on the Oslo theater circuit, Gritt is passionate about manifesting a radical collective ritual. But nobody seems to care. When she receives yet another funding rejection, and is thrown out of her apartment, Gritt's situation becomes increasingly desperate – but ready to embark on her mission to bury capitalism and the patriarchy. An astonishing portrait of an artist as an aging woman, which exalts the liberating power of the female gaze to demolish all certainties.

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Direction: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Script: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Cinematography: Patrik Safström
Editing: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, Michał Leszczyłowski, Geir Ørnholt
Sound: Erik Ljunggren
Music: Erik Ljunggren
Actors: Birgitte Larsen, Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr, Lars Øyno
Production: Mer Film
Producers: Maria Ekerhovd
Co-production: Andropia
Co-producers: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Production Design: Nina Buer Brun, Marianne Stranger, Ann Kristin Talleraas
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Norway
Production Year: 2020
Duration: 119'
Contact: Mer Film

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen (1979) is a director based in Oslo; she studied at the European Film College in Denmark, the Norwegian Film School, and the Valand Academy in Sweden. Her latest short film, Retract (2016) received acclaim at international festivals. Søimer Guttormsen leads the performance group “Lilithistene” and is the founder of the art film festival ByFlimmer and the Oslo-based choir, Koret. Gritt is her feature film debut.

Filmography

2007 Andropia (short)
2017 Retrett| Retract (short)
2021 Gritt