Barn (Beware of Children) (2019)

Drama

Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Writer: Dag Johan Haugerud
Starring: Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Brynjar Åbel Bandlien

"When crisis strikes we reveal our true colors."

Barn aka Beware of Children traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle class suburb of Oslo.

During a break in school, 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician. When Jamie later dies in hospital, contradicting versions of what actually happened risks making a difficult and traumatic situation worse. Was it only innocent play behind? Liv, the school's principal and the secret lover of Jamie's father, must find the strength to confront a community in distress, and her own highly conflicted emotions.

Plot summary from IMDb: Lykke (13), the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, has accidentally beaten her classmate Jamie, the son of a local right wing-politician, to death. Lykke claims Jamie's death ...

Awards: 14 wins & 4 nominations.
Runtime: 157 min
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