Two decades after the tragic death of his brother, the director Christians Einshøj's family is falling apart. Armed with 30 years of home-video, 75.000 family photos and three tightly fit superhero costumes, he ventures into landscapes of long-lost time, in an attempt to confront the 25-year old tragedy, and the hidden wounds left in its wake. It's a story of fathers and sons, of vast collections of stamps and amateur videography, of long-distance business-class flights and all the other ways in which we flee, instead of talking about that which hurts – and of the redemption that can follow when the silence is breached and they maybe finally make it to the other side of the mountains.
| Original title | Bjergene |
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| Danish title | Bjergene |
| Keywords | Norway, Family history, Families, Brothers, Deaths, Grief, Grief therapy, Video production, 1990-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, 2020-2030, Men |
| Director | Christian Einshøj |
| Screenplay | Christian Einshøj |
| Producer | Mathilde Hvid Lippmann |
| Director of Photography | Søren Einshøj, Christian Einshøj |
| Editor | Christian Einshøj |
| Sound | Sune Kaarsberg |
| Composer | Toke Brorson Odin |
| Appearance | Frederik Einshøj, Alexander Einshøj, Christian Einshøj, Søren Einshøj |
| Production country | Denmark |
| International sales | CAT&Docs |
| Online release | 08.05.2023, Filmcentralen |
| Comment | First feature documentary by Christian Einshøj, an editor of a number of shorts, documentaries and features. His short documentary 'Haunted' (2018) won for best international short at Hot Docs. |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Made in Copenhagen ApS |
| With support from | New Danish Screen, Creative Europe |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Christian Einshøj |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Christian Einshøj |
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Production |
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| Producer | Mathilde Hvid Lippmann |
| Production manager | Christina Alsing |
| Production manager | Henriette Kræmer |
| Executive producer | Helle Faber |
| Impact producer | Mette Bjerregaard |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Søren Einshøj |
| Cinematographer | Christian Einshøj |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Christian Einshøj |
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Music |
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| Composer | Toke Brorson Odin |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Sune Kaarsberg |
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Visual effects |
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| Grading | Anders Vadgaard Christensen |
| Graphic design | Sofie Winding |
| Assistant colorgrader | Maria Klarlund |
| VFX | Martin Munck Schmidt |
| Online | Eliott Becheau |
| Online | Peter W. Lassen |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Frederik Einshøj |
| Appearance | Alexander Einshøj |
| Appearance | Christian Einshøj |
| Appearance | Søren Einshøj |
| Appearance | Eva Einshøj |
| Appearance | Kristoffer Einshøj |
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