PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid, directors of the film Shorta.
It comes like the most contemporary film we’ve seen at the 2020 Venice Critics week Shorta, the debut by danisk filmmakers Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid. A crime story that sees two police officers getting trapped in a ghetto trying to get revenge on them after the unfair killing of one of them. The directors talk about finding a balance and the right rhytm to a film that manages to go straight to the point while changing points of view in the story.
Shorta: The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi, 19, was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in Svalegården’s ghetto when news of Talib’s death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable pent-up rage in the ghetto’s youth who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves in a fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.
The Lovers Film Festival celebrates 40 years with 70 films from 26 countries, international guests and tributes to LGBTQI+ cinema icons. Directed by Vladimir Luxuria, from 10 to 17 April at the Cinema Massimo in Turin.