Summary
Five Norwegians head for a cabin in the wilderness for a few days of teambuilding. But strange things start happening - especially down by the water where they find an abandoned tent. Is there someone else?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.0
Box office
19%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
2003
February 21, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
HorrorActionAdventureLanguage
Norwegian
Original language
Also spoken
SwedishMade in
Norway
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more12 people
- Bjørn FlobergGunnar
- Kristoffer JonerLasse
- Eva RöseElin
- Sampda SharmaSara
- Marko Iversen KanicPer
- Simon NorrthonTyskeren
- Ivar NørvePolitimann
- Torstein LøningGrindåpneren
- CDCecilie De LangeTyskerens kone
Bjørn JensegGunnars bestefar (voice)- SSSigbjørn SolheimGunnar som barn (voice)
- ABAndreas BjorøyGhost (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Pål Øie Director, Writer
- Njål Lambrechts Script Supervisor, Assistant Director
- Catho Bach Christensen First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Christopher Grøndahl Writer
Production · 1
- Jan Aksel Angeltvedt Producer
Camera · 3
- Tore Vollan Director of Photography
- Sjur Aarthun Director of Photography
- Helge Hansen Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Inge-Lise Langfeldt Editor
Sound · 8
- Trond Bjerknes Original Music Composer
- Erik S. Watland Sound Designer
- Hugo Ekornes Music Supervisor, Sound Designer
- Gisle Tveito Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Yngve Sæther Music Producer
- Erik Røed Dialogue Editor
Art · 1
- Trygve Hov Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Stina Thoresen Makeup Artist, Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Erling Skåtun Special Effects
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