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The Fishing Place

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Anna Kristiansen, imprisoned by the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway, finds herself in a precarious position when Norwegian Nazi Officer Aksel Hansen secures her release. Her freedom comes with a daunting price. Anna is dispatched to the hydroelectric town of Notodden to spy on Adam Honderich, a German High Church Lutheran Minister/Priest suspected of resistance activities. Conflicted by the moral ambiguity of her situation, but given only three days to succeed, she must survive sudden obstacles, the brutality of war, gestell, rapidly shifting cultures, all while seeking some final hope of redemption. The Minister/Priest goes fishing.

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Manohla Dargis New York Times Feb 6
The most intriguing figure in “The Fishing Place” is, in a manner of speaking, Tregenza, who throughout the film continuously draws attention to his camerawork, as he plays with the palette and different registers of realism. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker Feb 6
Working on a relatively low budget, in isolation from Hollywood, Tregenza displays a virtuosity that is fully integrated into his comprehensive cinematic vision, his finely imagined re-creation of history, and his long-gestating complex of ideas. Go to Full Review Zach Lewis Slant Magazine Feb 5
3.5/4
The film’s particular genius lies in a very consistent use of off-screen space. Go to Full Review Alistair Ryder Vague Visages Apr 25
It’s a shame that the conversations The Fishing Place will provoke just might be far more substantial than anything within the film itself. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Apr 11
3/4
Aficionados of long, contemplative single takes will appreciate The Fishing Place... Go to Full Review Daniel Gorman In Review Online Feb 28
It’s an elusive, slippery object, and probably a masterpiece of sorts. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Rob Tregenza

Director

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Anna

Andreas Lust

Priest

Frode Winther

Hansen

Eindride Eidsvold

Klaus

Gjertrud L. Jynge

Margit

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Synopsis Anna Kristiansen, imprisoned by the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway, finds herself in a precarious position when Norwegian Nazi Officer Aksel Hansen secures her release. Her freedom comes with a daunting price. Anna is dispatched to the hydroelectric town of Notodden to spy on Adam Honderich, a German High Church Lutheran Minister/Priest suspected of resistance activities. Conflicted by the moral ambiguity of her situation, but given only three days to succeed, she must survive sudden obstacles, the brutality of war, gestell, rapidly shifting cultures, all while seeking some final hope of redemption. The Minister/Priest goes fishing.
Director
Rob Tregenza
Producer
Rob Tregenza, Tor Arne Øvrebø
Screenwriter
Rob Tregenza
Distributor
Cinema Parallel
Production Co
Living Daylights Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 34m