It’s Only Make Believe (Original: Eventyrland)

This is the story of murder that never should have happened, about friends that never should have been trusted and debt that can never be paid. During a robbery Jenny tells her boyfriend Frank, a small time criminal, that she is pregnant. Frank is overjoyed and proposes to her on the spot. But the robbery is a disaster and they are caught in a chaotic gunfight. In the confusion Jenny shoots two people. One of them is Frank. Many years later Jenny is released from prison. With no job and living in a in a wobbly old house she sets out to establish a relationship with her 10 year old daughter, Merete. Merete and Jenny start spending time together, and a chemistry slowly evolves between them. Soon the past catches up with Jenny. A gang of criminals who lost money because of her force her to yet again enter the criminal life she has worked so hard to leave behind. But when they threaten to hurt her daughter Jenny has no choice but to take action. “Director Ommundsen is as generous with sudden violence as he is with the deployment of a little gir’s smile, and it’s hard not to get worled up while guessing which elemental force will cary the day” – The Hollywood Reporter Click here to see the trailer!  

Director: Arild Østin Ommundsen Starring: Silje Salomonsen, Vegard Hoel, Tomas Alf Larsen, Fredrik S. Hana, Vegar Hoel Year: 2013 Country: Norway Running Time: 91 Minutes Genre: Thriller/Suspense