'Worst Person' Star Renate Reinsve Plays a Mother Dealing with Her Son's Allegations in Teaser for Cannes Award-Winning Norwegian Schoolyard Drama-Thriller "Armand"
"The Worst Person in the World" actress Renate Reinsve stars in this unsettling Norwegian drama-thriller as the mother of a young boy named Armand. She is called to her son's school after he is accused of harmful behavior by a first-grade classmate. The accusation involves abuse, adding a serious dimension to the conflict between the schoolmates, prompting the parents of both children to come together in search of the truth. Check out the official teaser trailer for "Armand," which received strong reviews after premiering at this year's Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Camera d'Or Award for best first feature film.
Norwegian writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tondel, grandson of legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman and acclaimed Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann, makes his feature film debut with "Armand."
The film is described as an audacious and provocative portrait of a heated dispute between parents and their first-grade children at a local school, spiraling into madness as the story veers into surrealism and absurdity, complete with dance sequences.
Also starring Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Oystein Roger, "Armand" will be coming to U.S. theaters on February 7th. Watch the official U.S. teaser above.