Norway selects “The King's Choice” for best foreign-language OscarSeptember 10, 2016 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Norway has opted for a rousing historic drama set in 1940 as its nomination for the best foreign-language Oscar, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The King's Choice, directed by Erik Poppe and scripted by Jan Trygve Royneland and Harald Rosenlow Eeg, is set during the German invasion of Norway in 1940. On the afternoon of April 8, King Haakon VII was faced with the Germans’ demand for capitulation, a passive government and a Crown Prince ready for action – when “the real events that turned a brave man into the people’s King.” At the risk of his life Haakon stood firm and after three days rejected the Nazi ultimatum, resulting in a air raid designed to kill the King. Poppe's last film, also scripted by Eeg, was 2013's English-language A Thousand Times Goodnight, starring Juliette Binoche and Nikolai Koster-Waldau, which won the Special Jury Grand Prix in Montreal that year. “The King’s Choice tells of a dramatic event for us as a nation, but also examines a part of history that affected large parts of the world. With its engaging themes and strong cinematic qualities I am sure we have a great candidate in the race,” said Oscar Committee chairman, CEO Sindre Guldvog, of the Norwegian Film Institute. Starring Danish actor Jesper Christensen as King Haakon VII and Norwegian actor Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Crown Prince Olav, with Tuva Novotny, Karl Markovics and Katharina Schuttler, The King’s Choice is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B Kvae. It will be domestically released on Sept. 23 by Nordisk Film Distribusjon. International sales are being handled by Beta Cinema. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |