Psychobitch
Martin Lund
Norway, nowadays, small city of Gjøvik.
Frida, 15, totally accepts that she is the class outsider. In this world of the “Perfect Generation”, the other kids at school agree: Frida is just so weird. Marius does pretty much everything he can to be exemplary. When the two are paired up as study buddies, he sees it as another opportunity to show everyone what a great guy he is. But Frida has no intention of being “fixed” by the class golden boy. Their study sessions become the catalyst for a turbulent relationship. Yet in his fights with Frida, Marius also experiences something exciting, challenging and completely new...
Frida, 15, totally accepts that she is the class outsider. In this world of the “Perfect Generation”, the other kids at school agree: Frida is just so weird. Marius does pretty much everything he can to be exemplary. When the two are paired up as study buddies, he sees it as another opportunity to show everyone what a great guy he is. But Frida has no intention of being “fixed” by the class golden boy. Their study sessions become the catalyst for a turbulent relationship. Yet in his fights with Frida, Marius also experiences something exciting, challenging and completely new...
With : Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne, Jonas Tidemann, Henrik Rafaelsen
Screenplay : Martin Lund
Image : Adam Wallensten
Editing : Christoffer Heie
Screenplay : Martin Lund
Image : Adam Wallensten
Editing : Christoffer Heie
Production : Ape&Bjørn: Ruben Thorkildsen, Isak Eymundsson, Geir Henning Eikeland
International sales: Indie Sales
International sales: Indie Sales
Born in 1979, Martin Lund trained as an art director at Westerdals School of Communication before he was accepted into the Norwegian Film School at Lillehammer, graduating in 2009 with the short film Baloon Moods. However this was not the first film he had directed: Home Game from 2004 was screened at numerous festivals, and received several awards. He also directed the shorts Shall We Dance? in 2007, and Pistachio in 2009. Lund made his debut as a feature film director in 2010 with Twigson Ties the Knot.
“An international study has shown that Norwegians have very strict requirements of personal conduct and that they punish unwanted behaviour. With Psychobitch I set out to prove that it's possible to break out of this conformity. I wanted to tell a story about how important it is to listen to your heart when you are looking for yourself.” (Martin Lund)
“An international study has shown that Norwegians have very strict requirements of personal conduct and that they punish unwanted behaviour. With Psychobitch I set out to prove that it's possible to break out of this conformity. I wanted to tell a story about how important it is to listen to your heart when you are looking for yourself.” (Martin Lund)