LARS IS LOL
LARS IS LOL
Lars er LOL. NO 2023. D: Eirik Sæter Stordahl. S: Iben M. Akerlie, Eirik Sæter Stordahl. 90 min. Feature film. Original version with English subtitles and German live voice-over. Released from age 6, Recommended from age 9.
“WE ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS WE ARE UNITED AND AS WEAK AS WE ARE DIVIDED.”
Initially reluctantly, Amanda agrees to support her new classmate Lars in everyday school life. He has Down’s syndrome. However, she soon realizes that Lars and she have more in common than she first thought — especially their love of Harry Potter: after school, they fool around together with made-up spells. But despite her connection to Lars, Amanda can’t get the others in her class out of her head. I wonder what they think about Lars? Amanda lets herself be influenced by the opinions of the supposedly “cool kids” and puts her friendship at risk. Bullying is the result. Can Lars forgive her? A touching, funny and imaginative film about the importance of friendship, diversity and social inclusion.
Dates and Movie Tickets
SU, Oct. 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Caligari FilmBühne
MO, Oct. 7 | 11:15 a.m. | Cinéma (fully booked)
WE, Oct. 9 | 11:15 a.m. | DFF Cinema (few seats left)
Eirik Sæter Stordahl
Biography
Eirik Sæter Stordahl is a Norwegian filmmaker. Since studying at the National Film School of Denmark, he has worked in a wide variety of formats, which he likes to mix together in his works. Stordahl’s projects span genres such as drama, coming-of-age, thriller and science fiction and often deal with themes such as identity, diversity, love and longing. LARS IS LOL is his feature film debut.
Filmography (Selection)
2023 LARS IS LOL
2015 IN PIECES (short film)
2007 ROBIN (short film)
Production company
Nordisk Film Production AS
World sales
TrustNordisk