Beware of Children
Original Title
Barn- Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
- Writer: Dag Johan Haugerud
- Producer: Tomas Eskilsson; Yngve Sæther; Erik Hemmendorff
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When crisis strikes we reveal our true colors. Beware of Children traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle class suburb of Oslo. During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician. When Jamie later dies in hospital, contradicting versions of what actually happened risks making a difficult and traumatic situation worse. Was it only innocent play behind? Liv, the school’s principal and the secret lover of Jamie’s father, must find the strength to confront a community in distress, and her own highly conflicted emotions.
The tragic event at the center of the story will put to test the balance of all the couples – gay and straight – in the movie.
Trailer...
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Cast & Characters
Henriette Steenstrup as Liv;
Jan Gunnar Røise as Anders;
Thorbjørn Harr as Per Erik Lundemo;
Brynjar Åbel Bandlien as Jan;
Andrea Bræin Hovig as Eva;
Hans Olav Brenner as Sigurd;
Anne Marit Jacobsen as Torunn;
Ella Øverbye as Lykke;
Trine Wiggen as Helene;
Adam Pålsson as Hans Lucas;
Selome Emnetu as Signe;
Espen Reboli Bjerke as Simon;
Anne Ryg as Stine;
Tayo Cittadella as Aksel;
Tone Danielsen as Kari;
Audun Meling as Gunnar;
Eli Skolmen Ryg as Sigrid;
Ragnhild H. Myntevik as Marielle;
Ivar Furre Aam as Helge;
Khalid Mahamoud as Trond