Mordene i Kongo | |
Director: | Marius Holst |
Producer: | Marlow De Mardt Christian Fredrik Martin Asle Vatn |
Starring: | Aksel Hennie Tobias Santelmann Ine F. Jansen Dennis Storhøi Tone Danielsen Anthony Oseyemi |
Music: | Johannes Ringen Johan Söderqvist |
Cinematography: | John Andreas Andersen |
Editing: | Olivier Bugge Coutté Søren B. Ebbe Vidar Flataukan Sverrir Kristjánsson |
Studio: | Friland Produksjon AS Garagefilm International DO Productions |
Distributor: | RFF Real Fiction Filmverleih |
Runtime: | 122 minutes |
Country: | Norway |
Language: | Norwegian English |
Gross: | $1,533,390 |
Mordene i Kongo, theatrically as Congo, is a 2018 Norwegian crime film directed by Marius Holst and co-produced by Christian Fredrik Martin and Asle Vatn with South African producer Marlow De Mardt.[1] The film stars Aksel Hennie and Tobias Santelmann in lead roles whereas Ine F. Jansen, Dennis Storhøi, Tone Danielsen and Anthony Oseyemi made supportive roles.[2] [3]
The film was shot in South Africa, and revolves around two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, who are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[4] The film received mixed reviews from critics. The lead actor Tobias Santelmann was awarded Best Male actor in the Amanda Award 2019. The film was also nominated for Best Photo, Best Sound Design and the People's Amanda sections.