Sara Johnsen

Upperdog is a drama about Axel and Yanne, half brother and half sister, who are adopted to Norway as small children. Here they are raised in separate families with no contact with each other. When Yanne's industrious friend accidentally ends up in Axel's family as a maid, she takes it upon herself to reunite them, and starts a process with ramifications she cannot grasp. (filmweb.no)

Reunited after years apart, childhood sweethearts William and Janne are forced to confront the dark secrets of their past-and the menacing presence of William's pathologically jealous brother -- in this haunting story from celebrated Norwegian director Sara Johnsen. (tiff.net)

Fredrik wants to impress his cousin Klara by being Harry Houdini, but Klara wants to keep Fredrik on the leash. They compromise by making up a game called "The Houdini-slave". The Houdini-slave has to do dangerous things, and gets buried in the sand on the beach. There is no way he can get up. But when Klara comes back, he is not there.

The terror act in Oslo and Utøya on 22 July 2011. This is the story told from the view of journalists, police, medical professionals, and civilians.