The Middle Man (film)
| The Middle Man | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bent Hamer |
| Written by | Bent Hamer |
| Based on | Sluk by Lars Saabye Christensen |
| Produced by | Bent Hamer Simone Urdl Jamie Manning Jennifer Weiss Reinhard Brundig Nina Frese Jacob Jarek |
| Starring | Pål Sverre Hagen Tuva Novotny |
| Cinematography | John Christian Rosenlund |
| Edited by | Anders Refn |
Production companies | Bulbul Film The Film Farm Pandora Film Profile Pictures |
| Distributed by | levelFILM Pandora Film Verleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Denmark Germany Norway |
| Language | English |
The Middle Man is a 2021 comedy film, directed by Bent Hamer.[1] A coproduction of companies from Norway, Germany, Denmark and Canada,[2] the film is set in Karmack, a small town in the American Midwest that is so economically depressed that it hires Frank Farrelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) as a middle man to deliver bad news to people because none of the residents can bear to do it themselves anymore.[1]
The film is an adaptation of Lars Saabye Christensen's 2012 novel Sluk.[2]
Its cast also includes Tuva Novotny, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, Nicholas Bro, Nina Andresen Borud, Rossif Sutherland, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Aksel Hennie, Kenneth Welsh, Sheila McCarthy, Bill Lake, Rosalie Chilelli and Josiane McCartney.
Production[]
The film was shot in 2019, in both Germany and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[3]
Release[]
The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2021,[4][5] before having its commercial premiere in Norway on September 17.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "The Middle Man". Northern Stars.
- ^ a b Martin Blaney, "The Match Factory boards Bent Hamer's 'The Middle Man'". Screen Daily, February 17, 2018.
- ^ Brian Kelly, "Sault Ste. Marie-shot film gets TIFF special screening". Sault Star, July 24, 2021.
- ^ Ben Dalton, "Toronto International Film Festival adds 20 titles including opening, closing films". Screen Daily, July 20, 2021.
- ^ "The Middle Man". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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