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THE QUAKE

by John Andreas Andersen

synopsis

In 1904 an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Oslo, with an epicenter in the "Oslo Graben" which runs under the Norwegian capital. There are now signs that indicate that we can expect a major future earthquake in Oslo.

international title:	The Quake
original title:	Skjelvet
country:	Norway
sales agent:	TrustNordisk
year:	2019
genre:	fiction
directed by:	John Andreas Andersen
film run:	106'
release date:	NO 31/08/2019, DK 6/09/2018, FI 30/11/2018, NL 24/01/2019, IT 8/08/2019, PT 15/08/2019
screenplay:	John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
cast:	Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Hang Tran, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Tina Schei, Stig R. Amdam, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Ingvild Haugstad
cinematography by:	John Christian Rosenlund
film editing:	Christian Siebenherz
art director:	Jørgen Stangebye Larsen
music:	Johannes Ringen, Johan Söderqvist
producer:	Are Heidenstrøm, Martin Sundland
line producer:	Jan Eirik Langoen, Pavel Muller
production:	Fantefilm
distributor:	Nordisk Film Distribution Norway, Atlantic Film OY, Dutch FilmWorks, Altre Storie, Minerva Pictures Group, Films4You

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