Violent

2014

1h 42m

Drama

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94%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

During a catastrophic event, a young woman recalls the five people who loved her most.

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Katrina Olson

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It's not an everyone film. It is a deep thinking film. The silence, echo and then vibrational scenes really get inside your head.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 30, 2018

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Katherine Monk

Ex-Press.com

There's no doubt Violent is a deep dive of a drama that leaves a chill, but it's also a profoundly beautiful story that teeters on the edge of genius without even trying because it bypasses language and speaks straight to the soul.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 17, 2016

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Ken Eisner

Georgia Straight

The blue-toned cinematography from Joseph Schweers, who also edited and cowrote Violent, is so varied and adventurous, you have to submit to the film's spectacularly confident storytelling.

Oct 14, 2016

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Josh Cabrita

The Young Folks

This film doesn't move to narrative conventions - it flows like water; it emotes like music; it's a poem made up of images and sounds.

Rated: 8.5/10

Aug 26, 2015

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Jeffrey O

I loved this movie. It reminded me of Kick @ss. Although it was extremely violent, it was tongue and cheek humor that just worked. I thought it was a very entertaining movie. I laughed more watching this than I have at watchingbona fide "comedy films"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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A lonely young girl sets of for Bergen to start a better life. She has a relative that hooks her up with a job and a place to stay and she also has a friend living there. Her friend is about to move to another city just as she arrives, without her knowledge. That's a rough one, and things does not turn into all that joy she wants and deserves. This is a pretty artsy flick with some freaky electro and some effects that comes by as the stories of her five most influential people enter the screen. In total I dig the production and it's very impressive as it's fonded independently and the shooting was done in only 13 days with only five people within the on-set crew. Another cool thing is that this is a Canadian film, shot in Norway, with Norwegian actors speaking Norwegian. This means that subtitles where needed during the post-production and in the pre-production the script was translated. This film is very unheard of. It only had proper releases in five countries - Norway was never included. It's a shame as it has some great emotions and works perfectly as a small indie film. The part dedicated to "Bent" is especially good, but I really like many scenes and parts of this film, even if it took some time to get into it and it's ways of presenting. 8 out of 10 remote controlled cars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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nefasto r

Ok, this will be a weird review. First of all: the film is just amazing: poetic, powerful, happy, sad and weird! I was going to give 4 stars and the reason, I will be honest, is that I did not get it! I understood everything only after the credits rolled, and you know how? By reading the amazingly simple synopsis of the film! And the understanding of it makes me give half a star more. So read the next sentence to understand more, or figure it out by yourself: "Movie Info: A young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event."

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A masterpiece. You will cry.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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A cinematic masterpiece

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Despite some hiccups due to a low budget Violent is a wonderfully slow character drama that excels above many that try similar stories. Grade: B+

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/05/17

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Andrew Huculiak

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Dagny Backer Johnsen

Dagny

Mari Sofie Andreassen

Embla

Karl Bird

Andrew

Bryn Bowen

Brent

Tomine Mikkeline Eide

Astrid

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Synopsis

During a catastrophic event, a young woman recalls the five people who loved her most.

Director: Andrew Huculiak
Producer: Brent Hodge, Amy Darling
Screenwriter: Andrew Huculiak, Josh Huculiak, Joseph Schweers, Cayne McKenzie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2018
Runtime: 1h 42m

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