''Love'' () is a 2024 Norwegian drama film directed by

Dag Johan Haugerud Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director. His novels include ''Noe med natur'' (1999), ''Den som er veldig sterk, må også være veldig snill'' (2002), ''Hva jeg betyr'' (20 ...

starring Andrea Bræin Hovig and Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen. It's the second entry in Hagerud's "''Sex, Love, Dreams''" trilogy, following 2024's '' Sex''. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the

81st Venice International Film Festival The 81st annual Venice International Film Festival will be held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy. Tim Burton's '' Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' will open the festival on 28 August 2024. French actress Isabelle Huppert will ...

, where it will be competing for the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

Premise

Healthcare workers Marianne and Tor meet on a ferry and strike up a conversation. After learning about his laissez-faire approach to love and sexual relationships, Marianne wonders if Tor's philosophy would work in her own life.

Cast

* Andrea Bræin Hovig as Marianne * Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen as Tor * Thomas Gullestad * Lars Jacob Holm * Marte Engebrigtsen * Marian Saastad Ottesen * Morten Svartveit

Production

According to ''

Cineuropa The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe or simply Creative Europe MEDIA (formerly The MEDIA Programme of the European Union) is designed to support the European film and audiovisual industries. Budget The goal of programmers is to increase the ...

'', filming for ''Love'' took place in 2022.

Release

In July 2024, ''Love'' was announced at the main competition of the

, where it had its world premiere on 6 September 2024. The film was also selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title Norwegian drama films 2024 films 2024 drama films 2024 LGBTQ-related films Norwegian LGBTQ-related films