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Utøya: July 22

Utøya: July 22

The day that changed us forever

20187.21h 32m

Overview

A teenage girl fights for survival and to locate her young sister during the 2011 terrorist attack at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.

Directed by Erik Poppe
Written by Jan Trygve Røyneland, Erik Poppe, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Produced by Stein B. Kvae, Finn Gjerdrum
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

Andrea Berntzen

Andrea Berntzen

Kaja

Aleksander Holmen

Aleksander Holmen

Magnus

Brede Fristad

Brede Fristad

Petter

Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne

Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne

Emilie

Jenny Svennevig

Jenny Svennevig

Oda

I

Ingeborg Enes

Kristine

S

Sorosh Sadat

Issa

Ada Eide

Ada Eide

Caroline

M

Mariann Gjerdsbakk

Silje

D

Daniel Sang Tran

Even

Themes & Keywords

summer campcar bombbased on true storyright wing extremismnorwayterrorismdocudramaterrorist attackreal timeone take2010s

About Utøya: July 22

Utøya: July 22 is a history, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of summer camp, car bomb, based on true story, right wing extremism, norway, terrorism. Directed by Erik Poppe, it stars Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Brede Fristad. A teenage girl fights for survival and to locate her young sister during the 2011 terrorist attack at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.

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