

A 24-minute Norwegian nightmare where the real horror is small-town hospitality.
Journalism can be dangerous work. Two TV-journalists investigated into the disappearance of two German tourists at a remote village, where the only policeman is living together with his strange mother.
Acting
Anderz Eide's unnervingly polite officer.
Direction
Hopland stretches 24 minutes into pure dread.
Director
Geir Henning Hopland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Plays on Norway's actual remote valleys where outsiders remain exotic curiosities for generations.
The title 'Svin' (Swine) refers to both the mother's pet name for her son and how she views intruders.