| Villmark | |
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| Directed by | Pål Øie |
| Written by | Christopher Grøndahl |
| Produced by | Jan Aksel Angeltvedt |
| Starring | Kristoffer Joner Bjørn Floberg Marko Iversen Kanic Eva Röse Sampda Sharma |
| Music by | Trond Bjerknes |
| Distributed by | ORO Film AS |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
Dark Woods (Norwegian: Villmark, lit. "Wilderness") is a 2003 Norwegian thriller/horror film directed by Pål Øie. The tagline—"De skulle holdt seg unna det vannet"—translates to "They should've stayed away from that lake".
The theatrical premiere sold 150 000 tickets in Norway,[1] and was therefore picked up for a German language release by Atlas Film + Medien, and a Chinese language release in Taiwan by Horng En Culture.[2] The film received two nominations for the Amanda award in the categories of best Norwegian film and best male actor (Kristoffer Joner),[3] though it did not win in any of the categories.[4]
A sequel, Villmark Asylum, was released in October 2015, which was set in the defunct sanatorium Harastølen.[5]
- ^ Andreassen, Ann Kristin (9 January 2013). "Her er de første bildene fra "Villmark 2"-settet" [Here are the first pictures of the set of "Dark Woods 2"]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
- ^ Di Michele, Valentina (28 May 2003). "Strong Market performance". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
- ^ Almaas, Jon (26 June 2003). "Her er årets Amanda-nominasjoner" [Here are the Amanda nominations of the year]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
- ^ "AMANDAPRISENE 2003" [The Amanda Awards 2003]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 August 2003. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
- ^ "No kan 90 millionar amerikanarar sjå skrekkfilm frå Harastølen" (in Norwegian). 18 January 2018.