(left-right) Brothers Torje (Isak Bakli Aglen) and Viljar Hanssen (Jonas Strand Gravli) hide from terrorist Anders Breivik, in 22 July. Photo credit: Erik Aavatsmark. Courtesy of Netflix ©
July 22, 2011 is the date of the horrific terrorist attack in Norway when 77 people, mostly children, were massacred by a right-wing extremist. 22 July is director Paul Greengrass’ powerful, tense docu-drama about that tragedy, but the film is more about Norway and the people attacked than about home-grown right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik and his attack.
Paul Greengrass has built a reputation for gripping and strikingly realistic films about actual events with Captain Phillips and United 93, but has built a reputation for taut thrillers with the Bourne movies. Greengrass brings both skills to bear in 22 July, crafting a tension-filled film, but focuses less on the attack and more on its aftermath. Greengrass also wrote the script, based on journalist Asne Seierstad’s book “One of Us.
July 22, 2011 is the date of the horrific terrorist attack in Norway when 77 people, mostly children, were massacred by a right-wing extremist. 22 July is director Paul Greengrass’ powerful, tense docu-drama about that tragedy, but the film is more about Norway and the people attacked than about home-grown right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik and his attack.
Paul Greengrass has built a reputation for gripping and strikingly realistic films about actual events with Captain Phillips and United 93, but has built a reputation for taut thrillers with the Bourne movies. Greengrass brings both skills to bear in 22 July, crafting a tension-filled film, but focuses less on the attack and more on its aftermath. Greengrass also wrote the script, based on journalist Asne Seierstad’s book “One of Us.
- 10/10/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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