Hunting Flies (2016 film)
| Hunting Flies | |
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| Directed by | Izer Aliu |
| Written by | Izer Aliu |
| Produced by | Khalid Maimouni |
| Starring | Burhan Amiti |
| Cinematography | Nils Eilif Bremdal |
| Edited by | Izer Aliu |
| Music by | Roy Westad |
| Distributed by | Europafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Albanian |
| Box office | $134,067[1] |
Hunting Flies (Fluefangeren) is a 2016 Norwegian drama film directed and written by Izer Aliu.
Synopsis[edit]
Hunting Flies is a drama film set in a classroom over the course of one day. The protagonist, Ghani, is an idealistic teacher who loses his job on the first day of teaching. In a bid to get his job back he locks his students in the classroom and forces them to resolve a long-running conflict between their villages.
Cast[edit]
- Burhan Amiti as Ghani the Teacher
- Miraxh Ameti
- Hadis Aliov
- Besar Amiti
Production[edit]
Hunting Flies is the directorial debut feature film of Izer Aliu, who also wrote the screenplay.[2] Aliu (born 1982), who is of Albanian descent, was born in Macedonia and grew up mostly in Norway and Sweden, later becoming a Norwegian citizen. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School at Lillehammer in 2012.[3]
The film was produced by Khalid Maimouni, who was born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1979, moving to Norway when he was 11. He has been involved in filmmaking since 2007.[4]
Release[edit]
Hunting Flies had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and went on to screen at many other film festivals.[4]
Accolades[edit]
The film earned many nominations and some wins in several awards in 2017, including:
- Winner, Norwegian Peace Film Award[4][6]
- Winner, Amanda Award for Best Direction[7][6]
- Winner, BUSTER Award for Best Children's Film[6]
- Nominated, Nordic Council Film Prize[8]
- Nominated, Amanda Award for Best Screenplay[9][6]
- Nominated, Amanda Award for Best Cinematography[9][6]
- Nominated, Nordic Council Film Prize[10][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hoggeren". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Hunting Flies". Norwegian Film Institute. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Hunting Flies /Fluefangeren". Scandinavia House. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hunting Flies – Norway". Nordic cooperation. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Hunting Flies". TIFF. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hunting Flies (2016)". IMDb. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Record Amanda wins for Norway's The King's Choice". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Pham, Annika (22 August 2017). "Five Nordic Films Nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize 2017".
- ^ a b ""Hunting Flies" by the Albanian director is nominated for three "Amanda Awards"". KOHA.net. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "New York Premiere". Albanian Institute New York. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Hunting Flies at IMDb
- Interview with Izer Aliu, Cineuropa, April 2017
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