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Tin Soldiers

Tin Soldiers

Through UN-soldier Gunnar Brandsdal’s video diary, we follow the Force Mobile Reserve camp in Southern Lebanon in 1996.

The diary shows a military service that more reminds of a holiday in the sun with parties and drinking, a Norwegian version of M*A*S*H. But soon the gravity picks up and the laughter get’s stuck in the soldiers’ throats.

On the 8th of April, the Israeli army bombs the nearby Fiji headquarters, a UN camp that hosts more than 500 Palestinian refugees. Close by, the Norwegian soldiers witness it all. They are sent out on a rescue operation, to find survivers among all the dead. Afterwards the Israelian army claims the bombing was a accident, but Gunnar Brandsdal’s video recording shows something else.

In Tin Soldiers we meet three Norwegian soldiers who were serving in the UN forces in Lebanon when the bombing occured. They feel the incident is about to be forgotten, without anyone being charged for the bombing. Tin Soldiers won Best International Documentary Award at the Beirut Intl Film Festival and the AVID Award for Best Editing at 2005 Documenta Madrid.


Technical Specifications
Original title
Tinnsoldatene
Year
2004
Length
50 min
Languages
Norwegian
Production companies
Piraya Film
Production countries
Norway
Sales/Distribution
Kudos Family. Festival distribution: The Norwegian Film Institute.
Format
BetaCam
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784842


Gallery


Awards

2005 Nominated for FOCAL International Award, London, UK
2005 Documenta, Madrid: AVID Award for Best Editing. Spain
2004 Beirut International Documentary Film Festival: Best International Documentary Film, Lebanon

Festivals

2008 Fajr Int’l Film Festival – Palestine programme, Iran
2006 Singapore International Film Festival, Malaysia
2005 Ismailia Int’l Film Festival, Egypt
2005 Filmfest Eberswalde, Germany
2005 Documenta, Madrid
2005 Tri Continental Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa
2005 ZagrebDox, Croatia
2004 IDFA Amsterdam, Reflecting Images, The Netherlands
2004 Beirut International Documentary Film Festival, Lebanon
2004 Bergen International Film Festival, Norway


Credits

Medvirkende - Participants
Ken Robin Utvik
Gunnar Brandsdal
Frank Anderssen
Soldater FMR tropp 1, 1996.

Regi   -  Directed by
Stian Indrevoll

Co Regi – Co Directed by
Torstein Grude

Produsent - Producer
Torstein Grude

Klipp – Film Editor
Erik Andersson
Stian Indrevoll 

Foto - Cinematographer
Daniel Voldheim
Torstein Grude

Fargekorrigering – Colourist
Stian Indrevoll

Lyd - Sound
Kyrre Pedersen 

Komponist - Composer
Lasse Myrvold

Lydmiks – Sound Mix
Christer Hjelmeland, Tinnitus Recording

Lydmastring – Sound Mastring
Yngve Leidulv  Sætre, Duper Studio

Tolk - Translator
Abass Awala

Arkivstoff – Archival Footage
Gunnar Brandsdal
Stian Kjeksrud
Sven Erik Holmstrøm
Darkside TV
Forsvarets Mediesenter
ITN Archive
NRK Aktivum

Takk til – Thanks to

Bjarte Tveit
Kristin Gjerde Hagen
Randi Schulz
Ellinor og Egil Grude
Kato Indrevoll
Trond Kvist
Ronald Hole
Hilbjørg Felde
Hans Erik Voktor
Jørgen Tjemsland
Andreas Renland
Marita Kristiansen
Tom Christer Lilletvedt

Force Mobile Reserve Kontigent 36
Idar Edvardsen
John-Martin Gudem
Øystein Hagane
Hans Åge Guren
Asle Stensæter
Morten W. Renland

 Hariri Foundation

Innbyggerne i Qana
Mary Mourra
Robert Fisk
Børre Ludvigsen

Eystein Hanssen
Rasmus Thorsen
Bergen Kommune
Oslo Lufthavn
www.qana.info
 

Produsert med støtte fra – Financed by
Norsk Filmfond, Peter Bøe
NRK, Kjell Jarle Høyheim
Fritt Ord – The Freedom of Expression Foundation
Enkefru Plums Støttefond – The Plum Foundation

© Piraya Film as 2004