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Out Stealing Horses

Play trailer 2:04 Poster for Out Stealing Horses Released Aug 7, 2020 2h 3m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Witney Seibold Critically Acclaimed Podcast Depressive, yes, but also... Actually, it's just depressive. Mar 30, 2021 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review len s I enjoyed the story but overall it was a slow, dull movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Zentropa International Sweden, Norwegian Film Institute, 4 1/2 Film, Helgeland Film, 4 1/2 Fiksjon, Zentropa Entertainment
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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