I liked it. Real, believable characters, slow but intense development of the story. This actress is amazing - I felt for her and hated her at the same time. Good cinema
Keywords: obsessionteacher student relationship
Plot summary
Anita is in her forties, has a fizzling marriage, and starts at a new school as a gym teacher. When she feels that she is being chased, she discovers that one of her students is obsessed with her. She gets caught up in an affair with him, but the boy is only 16 years old.
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An obsession gone wrong
This movie surprised me by how much kept me invested with the story. It's not for everyone and takes turns that other films wouldn't. But aside from its flaws, it is a steamy and well crafted character driven drama with erotism.
Close to home.
Though the story couldn't have been expanded on much further owing to time constraints (few people want to watch a three-hour epic these days),what was shown was complete and chillingly real.
Dahlsbakken could've gone crazy the way of "Fatal Attraction," but thankfully kept both feet on the ground - and created a masterpiece.
Anyone who's been involved in "forbidden fruit" of any kind (be it like this, or a simple extramarital affair) will know just how quickly and how completely things go pear-shaped, and that rollercoaster was perfectly portrayed here.
The actors - all of them, including the supporting cast - did a brilliant job. I rarely get to see Norwegian cinema so don't know how accomplished each of them are, but they were all first-class in this movie.
Seriously one of the best movies I've seen in years.