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Detour

Detour

20095.31h 17m

Overview

Driving back to Norway, Lina and Martin reach a roadblock where a policeman tells them to take a detour deep into the Swedish forest. But soon one creepy incident after another leaves them stranded in the dark woods and everything seems much too bizarre to be accidental.

Directed by Severin Eskeland
Written by Severin Eskeland
Produced by Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2M0

Top Cast

Marte Germaine Christensen

Marte Germaine Christensen

Lina

Sondre Krogtoft Larsen

Sondre Krogtoft Larsen

Martin

Jeppe Beck Laursen

Jeppe Beck Laursen

Lasse

Jens Hultén

Jens Hultén

Gunnar

M

Malin King

Lotta

Johan Hedenberg

Johan Hedenberg

Bosse

I

Inga Didong Harrie

Ellinor

Knut Walle

Knut Walle

Edgar

Mikkel Gaup

Mikkel Gaup

Smugler

K

Kai Kolstad Rødseth

Maskemannen

Themes & Keywords

snuffwoods

About Detour

Detour is a horror, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of snuff, woods. Directed by Severin Eskeland, it stars Marte Germaine Christensen, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, Jeppe Beck Laursen. Driving back to Norway, Lina and Martin reach a roadblock where a policeman tells them to take a detour deep into the Swedish forest. But soon one creepy incident after another leaves them stranded in the dark woods and everything seems much too bizarre to be accidental.

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