January 18-24
2027
Kraken is a spectacular monster thriller that unites natural mysticism and technological optimism with mighty Norwegian fjord landscapes—and reminds us how wrong things can go when greed takes over.
Something has awakened in the depths of the Sognefjord. Large quantities of salmon wash ashore, tourists disappear, and an unknown danger lurks beneath the surface. Johanne, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Research and a former employee of a fish farming company in Sognefjord, reluctantly returns to the village and the industry she once left. Could the mysterious events be connected to the farming company's use of sonic delousing – a technology Johanne herself helped develop?
Kraken is a large-scale genre project that unites Norwegian folklore with modern environmental threats. The film has everything: a greedy aquaculture industry, visionary investors, loud tourists, environmentally conscious youth, and parasites in various forms. This is not just a film about a sea monster, but a story about how greed and technological hubris can awaken forces we neither understand nor can control. Kraken is both suggestive entertainment and a disturbing image of what happens when we exceed nature's tolerance limits.
Pål Øie (b. 1961) is a Norwegian filmmaker who had his breakthrough with the horror film Dark Woods in 2003. Øie is fascinated by the boundaries between nature and civilization, and how modern people are confronted with forces they do not fully comprehend. Claustrophobia is a recurring mood in several of his films.
Sjur Aarthun (b. 1967) is a Norwegian cinematographer and editor—and now, for the first time, a co-director. He was one of the founders of Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods, focusing on creating films rooted in Norwegian folklore and nature. Aarthun is also the cinematographer for Kraken.
2019 Catching the Flame
2019 The Tunnel
2015 Dark Woods II
2009 Hidden
2003 Dark Woods
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Premiere/Intro
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| Programme: | Overdrive |
| Director: | Pål Øie |
| Country: | Norway |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Run time: | 1h 40m |
| Screenplay: | Natasha Arthur, Vilde Eide, Kjersti Rasmussen |
| Photo: | Sjur Aarthun |
| Cast: | Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Øyvind Brandtzæg, Jenny Evensen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Filip Bargee Ramberg |
| Dialogue: | Norwegian |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Source: | Nordisk Film |
| Age limit: | 15 |