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Benjamin Ree
NO 2024 104'
⚬ Human Interest
Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
"powerful, shattering, unique" - Variety
"moving" - Vulture
"a beautiful, powerful film that goes well beyond the expected" - POV Magazine
Director | Benjamin Ree |
Producer | Ingvil Giske |
Co-Producer | Hans Andreas Fay |
Production Company | Medieoperatørene |
Cinematography | Rasmus Tukia, Tore Vollan |
Editor | Robert Stengård |
Music | Uno Helmersson |
Sound Design | Joakim Bjerknæs, Gisle Tveito |
Head Animators | Rasmus Tukia, Ada Wikdahl |
Audience Award | Tromsø IFF 2024 |
Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary | Sundance Film Festival 2024 |
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary | Sundance Film Festival 2024 |
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary | Göteborg Film Festival 2024 |
Sundance Film Festival 2024 |
Tromsø IFF 2024 |
Göteborg FF 2024 |
CPH:DOX 2024 |
Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF 2024 |
| Runtime | 104' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Norwegian |
| Production Countries | Norway |
Benjamin Ree is a Norwegian film director. He has directed IBELIN (2024), THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF (2020) and MAGNUS (2016). His films have been sold to more than 80 countries and won more than 40 awards, among them: BFI London FF, Hong Kong International FF and Sundance Film Festival.
