HOPE - Maria Sødahl, Stellan Skarsgård & Andrea Bræin Hovig
In this episode, Film Forum Presents a conversation with Maria Sødahl, writer and director of the new film HOPE, and the film’s stars, Stellan Skarsgård and Andrea Bræin Hovig. Based on Sødahls’ real life experiences, HOPE centers on a couple played by Skarsgård and Hovig whose relationship is tested by crisis. The acclaimed drama was Norway’s official submission to the 2021 Oscars for Best International Feature Film. This episode’s event was co-presented by the Bellevue Literary Review, with editor-in-chief Danielle Ofri serving as moderator. HOPE is now playing theatrically at Film Forum and in our Virtual Cinema at www.filmforum.org. Special thanks to KimStim, Sasha Berman, Danielle Ofri and the Bellevue Literary Review for making this event possible. Photo by Agnete Brun.