Trailer for a short film drama directed by Håkon Larssen. Based on an original short story by the Norwegian writer Kjell Askildsen. GRESSHOPPEN premiered in the official competition at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in June 2011.
Summer is waning and dark clouds gather on the horizon. Everything looks good on the surface, but behind the idyllic facade of the house of Jakob and Maria there is a different reality. The visit of Maria’s younger sister inflames a desire in Jakob, thus manifesting the fissures in Maria and Jakob’s relationship.
Starring Fridtjov Såheim, Anne Ryg and Lisa Loven Kongsli
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