70th edition. From 24 October to 1 November 2025.
70th edition.
24 Oct./1 Nov. 2025
2024 - 69th Edition

Sex

Dag Johan Haugerud
Norway
 - 2024
A chimney sweep in a stable heterosexual marriage explains to his colleague that he has had a one-off relationship with another man. In turn, his colleague tells him about a recurring dream in which he sees himself as a woman. Dag Johan Haugerud's surprising new film operates as a queer update on Éric Rohmer's cinema where a serendipitous encounter leads the protagonists to question the model of masculinity in which they have lived, trauma-free, and through a series of dialogues constructed with an unprecedented dialectical freshness. Featuring unquestionable nods to the pansexual appeal of David Bowie and in that ‘style without style’ in the style of Hong Sang-soo, Sex offers a warm and humanistic incursion into the Norwegian middle class and an idea of sexuality that is constantly being reconstructed. The first instalment of the Sex Dreams Love trilogy, already featuring a second part, Love, presented at the Venice Film Festival, the film confirms Dag Johan Haugerud as one of the season's major revelations.
Dag Johan Haugerud

Born in 1964 in Norway, he combines film directing with his work as a writer. After directing several short films, his first feature, ‘I Belong’ (2012), won the Norwegian Film Critics Association award and the Norwegian Film Institute’s Amanda awards for Best Screenplay and Best Direction. In 2019, he premiered ‘Barn’ at the Venice Film Festival, which won a record nine Amanda awards, including Best Film, and was honoured at the Gothenburg and Thessaloniki festivals. 'Sex' (2024), his latest work, marks the beginning of a trilogy by its director that is completed with 'Love' and 'Dreams' (recently premiered in Venice). 'Sex' won three awards at its world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival, including the Ecumenical Jury prize, as well as four Amanda awards.

Screenings

O.V. in Norwegian with English and Spanish subtitles
Thu. 24, 16:00
Presentation
Q&A
Fri. 25, 19:00
Presentation
Q&A
DIRECTOR
Dag Johan Haugerud
SCREENPLAY
Dag Johan Haugerud
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cecilie Semec
EDITOR
Jens Christian Fodstad
SOUND
Gisle Tveito, Yvonne Stenberg
MUSIC
Peder Capjon Kjellsby
PRODUCTION
Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum, Leif Holst Jensen
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Motlys, Oslo Filmfond, Viaplay
CAST
Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Siri Forberg, Birgitte Larsen, Theo Dahl, Nasrin Khusrawi, Anne Marie Ottersen, Vetle Bergan
RUNNING TIME
118 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2024
VERSION
V.O. en noruego subtitulada en español e inglés
COUNTRY
Norway
IN SPAIN

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