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Erik Skjoldbjærg is a Director and Original Film Writer Norvegien born on 14 december 1964

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Erik Skjoldbjærg
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Birth name Erik Skjoldbjærg
Nationality Norvege
Birth 14 december 1964 (59 years)

Erik Skjoldbjærg, est un réalisateur norvégien, né le 14 décembre 1964 à Tromsø.

Biography

Il est connu pour ses films Insomnia et Prozac Nation. Il est aussi connu pour la série Occupied qu'il a créée avec Karianne Lund sur une idée originale de Jo Nesbø, et dont il a réalisé les deux premiers épisodes.

Best films

Insomnia (2002)
(Original Film Writer)

Usually with

Jallo Faber
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Wes Bentley
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Erik Skjoldbjærg (6 films)

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Director

Pyromaniac
Pyromaniac (2016)
, 1h38
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Trond Nilssen, Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen
Rating60% 3.0015953.0015953.0015953.0015953.001595
Une flamme jaillit de l’obscurité dans un hameau tranquille. Un pyromane allume son premier feu. Des incendies de plus grande ampleur suivent et la peur se répand. Un enfer s’impose peu à peu. Le brigadier de police local suit les pistes qui mènent à une vérité inéluctable que personne ne veut admettre. Le pyromane n’est pas un étranger, il s’agit du pompier des lieux.
Pioneer
Pioneer (2013)
, 1h40
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Wes Bentley, Aksel Hennie, Stephen Lang, Jonathan LaPaglia, Stephanie Sigman, Jørgen Langhelle
Rating59% 2.9986552.9986552.9986552.9986552.998655
Petter is a commercial offshore diver in the North Sea during the 1980s. Norway is at the beginning of its program for oil harvesting. Petter and his brother Knut have key roles in laying the first petroleum pipe in the North Sea. Norwegians and Americans are cooperating about diving deeper than anyone previously has done, to prepare for installation of a gas pipe. Petter experiences a tragic accident during a test dive. When he later tries to find out what really happened, he experiences that authorities and his colleagues try to put a smokescreen on the matter.
NOKAS
NOKAS (2010)
, 1h27
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Rating63% 3.197793.197793.197793.197793.19779
Dans la matinée du 5 avril 2004, la ville de Stavanger est le théâtre du plus spectaculaire braquage de l'histoire de Norvège, où, durant 20 minutes, 11 hommes muni d'un arsenal d'armes de guerre dérobent 51 millions de couronnes (environ 10 millions de dollars) dont 37 n'ont jamais été retrouvés. Un Policier a été tué par balle…
Prozac Nation, 1h35
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films about virginity
Actors Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange, Michelle Williams, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Rating62% 3.101393.101393.101393.101393.10139
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wurtzel is a 19-year-old girl accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism. She has been raised by her divorced mother since she was two years old and hasn't seen her father at all in the last four years. Despite his lack of interest and involvement, Lizzie still misses her father, a contributing factor to her depression. Through a series of flashbacks, it is clear that there was a total communication breakdown between Lizzie's parents, which is soon reflected in Lizzie's own relationship with her mother.
Insomnia
Insomnia (1997)
, 1h36
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat
Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Maria Bonnevie
Rating71% 3.598213.598213.598213.598213.59821
When 17-year-old Tanja is found murdered in the city of Tromsø, far up in the Norwegian Arctic, Kripos police officers Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård) and Erik Vik (Sverre Anker Ousdal) are called in to investigate. Engström is a police inspector formerly with the Swedish police who moved to Norway after being caught having sex with the main witness in one of his cases. Vik is nearing retirement age, and his memory is failing.

Scriptwriter

Pioneer
Pioneer (2013)
, 1h40
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Wes Bentley, Aksel Hennie, Stephen Lang, Jonathan LaPaglia, Stephanie Sigman, Jørgen Langhelle
Rating59% 2.9986552.9986552.9986552.9986552.998655
Petter is a commercial offshore diver in the North Sea during the 1980s. Norway is at the beginning of its program for oil harvesting. Petter and his brother Knut have key roles in laying the first petroleum pipe in the North Sea. Norwegians and Americans are cooperating about diving deeper than anyone previously has done, to prepare for installation of a gas pipe. Petter experiences a tragic accident during a test dive. When he later tries to find out what really happened, he experiences that authorities and his colleagues try to put a smokescreen on the matter.
Insomnia
Insomnia (2002)
, 1h58
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat
Actors Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Lynn Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating71% 3.598133.598133.598133.598133.59813
In the small fishing town of Nightmute, Alaska, 17-year-old Kay Connell (Crystal Lowe) is found murdered. LAPD detectives Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan) are sent to assist the local police with their investigation, at the request of police chief Nyback (Paul Dooley), an old colleague of Will's. Also, an intense Internal Affairs investigation in Los Angeles is about to put Dormer under the microscope. Eckhart reveals that Internal Affairs has offered him an immunity deal in exchange for his testimony regarding one of Dormer's past cases. Eckhart says that he has no choice but to accept the deal, to Dormer's frustration.
Insomnia
Insomnia (1997)
, 1h36
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat
Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Maria Bonnevie
Roles Writer
Rating71% 3.598213.598213.598213.598213.59821
When 17-year-old Tanja is found murdered in the city of Tromsø, far up in the Norwegian Arctic, Kripos police officers Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård) and Erik Vik (Sverre Anker Ousdal) are called in to investigate. Engström is a police inspector formerly with the Swedish police who moved to Norway after being caught having sex with the main witness in one of his cases. Vik is nearing retirement age, and his memory is failing.