Farval Falkenberg


1h 31m 2006

Brief Synopsis

It's the last summer in Falkenberg. Five childhood friends who have become young men. David who yearns to be a child again and Holger who never wants to move away. Two best friends that escape to the forest and to the ocean, away from the future. Jesper constantly returns home without anybody real

Film Details

Also Known As
Falkenberg Farewell
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Film i VSst; Memfis Film; StudioCanal; Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Trust Film Sales; Zentropa Entertainment
Distribution Company
Arthaus (Norway); Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Ed Distribution

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

It's the last summer in Falkenberg. Five childhood friends who have become young men. David who yearns to be a child again and Holger who never wants to move away. Two best friends that escape to the forest and to the ocean, away from the future. Jesper constantly returns home without anybody really noticing that he's been gone. Jorgen finances his catering company by burglarizing houses. And John, always in a bad mood, yet believes that bacon makes him happy. The future looms at the horizon, but all of them won't be there to see it.

Film Details

Also Known As
Falkenberg Farewell
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Film i VSst; Memfis Film; StudioCanal; Sveriges Television (Svt); Swedish Film Institute; Trust Film Sales; Zentropa Entertainment
Distribution Company
Arthaus (Norway); Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Ed Distribution

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Released in United States November 2006

Released in United States September 2006

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film, Skol! Scandinavia) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 7-16, 2006.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days) August 30-September 9, 2006.

Feature directorial debut for Jesper Ganslandt.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days) August 30-September 9, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film, Skol! Scandinavia) January 4-15, 2007.)

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 7-16, 2006.)

Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Feature Competition) November 1-12, 2006.)