PRODUCTION INFO
Title: Phoenix (Fenix)
Original Title: Fenix
Format: Feature
Language: Norwegian, Swedish
Duration: 85 minutes
Release: 2018
CREW
Director: Camilla Strøm Henriksen
Screenwriter: Camilla Strøm Henriksen
DOP: Ragna Jorming
Editor: Sverrir Kristjánsson
Producer: Gudny Hummelvoll / Hummelfilm
Co-producers: Annika Hellström, Erika Malmgren / Cinenic Film, Ramunas Skikas / Lithuanian Film Studios
CAST
Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin
Casper Falck-Løvås
Maria Bonnevie
Sverrir Gudnason
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
2019 Amanda Awards, Norway – Winner of Best Supporting Actress
2019 Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden
2019 Cinequest, San Jose, USA
2019 Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
2018 Toronto International Film Festival, Canada – Winner Eurimages Audentia Award – Honorable Mention
REVIEWS
http://www.highonfilms.com/phoenix-2018-tiff-review/
http://www.liveforfilm.com/2018/09/08/tiff-review-phoenix/
http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-online/phoenix-camilla-strom-henriksen-norway-sweden-discovery/
SYNOPSIS
From a young age, Jill has acted as the responsible adult in her small family. She cares for her loving but mentally unstable mother and her younger brother. The news that their estranged father will be visiting on Jill’s birthday gives the children much needed hope. When the family is struck by tragedy, Jill keeps it a secret.
