Out Stealing Horses

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Out Stealing Horses

Released Aug 7, 2020

2h 3m

Drama

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A man retires to solitary life in the Norwegian woods after the death of his wife, but the past resurfaces.

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Muted but moving, Out Stealing Horses ambitiously explores the human condition through one man's lifetime of memories.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

When the title of a film is more vibrant than anything you'll see on the screen, it's an issue.

Aug 7, 2020

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

There's some appreciable serenity and a lot of personal grief on display in Out Stealing Horses, but it's only visible in fits and starts.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 7, 2020

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

What Mr. Moland is after, in tackling an "unfilmable" novel, is evidenced in the visual tone, emotional content and Mr. Skarsgård's mutely eloquent performance.

Aug 7, 2020

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

Out Stealing Horses is far too composed to be an outright failure, but it's precisely that modicum of understanding that also makes it such a lame, frustrating slog.

Jun 5, 2021

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

Depressive, yes, but also... Actually, it's just depressive.

Mar 30, 2021

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Nicole Ackman

Next Best Picture

The film attempts to delve into an interesting relationship between a father and son...but unfortunately, the more interesting parts of the plot aren't fully developed.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 1, 2021

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Audience Member

This adaptation of Per Petterson's book and Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards is breathtaking to behold but the aged widower's anamnesis of the unquiet summer he spent with his father in the woods and a neighbour family when he was fifteen is weight as a horse plodding.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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len s

I enjoyed the story but overall it was a slow, dull movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I didn't read the book. Instead, I've watched a lot of American movies and a few made by Koreans and Germans. This is a damn good movie. Introspective, layered and wonderful to have it wash over you. Why more movies like this aren't available in the US, I haven't a clue. Acting superb, settings immense. Franz I will remember. Almost want to live in Norway now. Please show us more of this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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raphael g

Perhaps because I watched it just after finishing the book, it just wasn't as good. I don't mean the old "not as good as the book". It's just... so much of the beauty in the story was in the poetic way it was written. The movie was beautifully made, with wonderful cinematography, sound editing, soundtrack, acting... but the story just isn't as touching when told on cameras. Anyway, I prefer to keep the images I got from the book. But it's a good movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Hans Petter Moland

Director

Stellan Skarsgård

Trond

Tobias Santelmann

Tronds far

Pål Sverre Hagen

Jons far

Bjørn Floberg

Lars

Danica Curcic

Jons mor

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Synopsis

A man retires to solitary life in the Norwegian woods after the death of his wife, but the past resurfaces.

Director: Hans Petter Moland
Producer: Turid Øversveen, Håkon Øverås
Screenwriter: Hans Petter Moland
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: 4 1/2 Fiksjon, Norwegian Film Institute, Zentropa Entertainment, 4 1/2 Film, Helgeland Film, Zentropa International Sweden
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2020
Runtime: 2h 3m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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