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Trine refuses to fly. When the 18-year-old climate activist and trumpet talent gets invited to an audition at the famous Opera House in Oslo, she only has days to travel the over 1500km from the remote Lofoten islands to the capital. Trying to stay true to her principles, Trine decides to hitch-hike, relying on the kindness of a series of strangers who will pick her up. On a road trip through the rugged and beautiful landscapes of Norway, her passion for music and her environmental idealism are put to the test.
 

Practice explores resistance and passion, a deeply intimate encounter with music and the act of listening to oneself. 

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2023
Production country:
Norway
Production company:
Krystallplaneten AS
Producer:
Merete Korsberg
Simone Gottschau
Laurens Pérol

Director

  • Laurens Pérol

    Laurens Pérol (b. 1995) is a German director, writer, and producer living and working in Northern Norway. Laurens holds a BA in Moving Images from Nordland College of Art and Film. He considers working with film as orchestration of different art forms, such as photography, literature, painting, soundscape, music, architecture, and more. 

    Laurens has worked for the production company Mer Film and collaborated as a director's assistant with directors such as Ole Giæver (La elva leve), Itonje S. Guttormsen (Butterfly), and more. 

    Laurens' works have been presented at several festivals, including International Film Festival Hof, Tromsø International Film Festival, and LISFF Wiz-Art. For his directing work, Laurens won the prize Skårungen 2022 (Newcomer 2022) and got an honorable mention at Minimalen 2021 for his current short Developing a Language. To Practice is his first feature film.    

Cast

Kornelia Melsæter
Anja Bibby
Willem Klip
John Inge Johansen
Fride Snipsøyr Holøs
Even Bie Larssen

Awards

2023:
Hof International Film Festival
The Hof Critics Award for the Best Production
2023:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck
Prize of the Friends of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck For Best Feature Film

Festivals

2023:
Hof International Film Festival
2023:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck
2023:
Noordelijk Film Festival
2024:
Saarbrücken Film Festival Max Ohpuels Preis
2024:
l'Europe autour de l'Europe
2024:
Diagonale
2024:
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival
2024:
FILMKUNSTFEST Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2024:
Jeonju International Film Festival
2024:
Deutsche Kinder-Medien-Festival GOLDENER SPATZ
2024:
International Filmfest Emden-Norderney

Crew

Director:
Laurens Pérol
Cinematographer:
Henrik Lande Andersen
Camera:
Snorre A. Sætereng
Editor:
Sylvia Ingemarsdotter (Ingemarsson)
Screenplay:
Laurens Pérol
Prop Master:
Sunniva Sætereng
Rebekka Christophersen
Amalie Vedelsby
Sound Design:
Rune Hansen
Denis Séchaud
Sound Recording:
Arjun Acharya
First assistant director:
Emil E. Bråthen
Casting:
Laurens Pérol
Katrin Vorderwülbecke

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
16:9
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
79'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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