Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVenice Days pic “Beware of Children” and Sundance alumnus “Charter” are among the five new Nordic films nominated for the coveted Nordic Council Film Prize of 2020. “Beware of Children” was directed by Norwegian scribe/helmer Dag Johan Haugerud and produced by Yngve Sæther.
The drama is set in the aftermath of a tragic event in a suburb of Oslo, where the teenage daughter of a prominent Labour Party member seriously injured her classmate, the son of a high profile right-wing politician, during a school break. “Charter,” meanwhile, world premiered at this year’s Sundance festival and marks Swedish director/screenwriter Amanda Kernell’s second feature following “Sami Blood.” “Charter” is a character.
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