News from the North

The Disappearing Illusionist

1 hr. 31 min. | Drama | N/A

The German illusionist Dirk Ohm arrives in Grong in a rural part of Norway on an ice cold winters day, and gets involved in a case of searching after a disappeared woman, in whom he falls in love with. The film tells a fictional story about the last days of the real illusionist Dirk Ohm, which mysteriously disappeared himself in Grong in 2003. The story is inspired by what might have happened before he went missing, and ask the question on what is an illusion, and what is not.

Bobbie Peers

Bobbie Peers

Bobbie Peers was born in 1974. He graduated from the London International Film School in 1999, and has since worked as a director, writer and illustrator. His first short film, Sniffer (2006), received the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film in Cannes. Peers has also directed several shorts as well as numerous commercials. The Disappearing Illusionist is his first feature film.
Languages
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Dirk Ohm – Illusjonisten som forsvant
Produced
2015: Norway

Film information

Director
Bobbie Peers
Screenplay
Bjørn Olaf Johannessen
Music
Nicholas Sillitoe
Cinematography
Jakob Ingimundarson
Cast
August Diehl, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Jo Adrian Haavind, Jørgen Langhelle
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