News from the North

438 days

2 hr. 4 min. | Drama, Thriller | Pegi 13

"Ethiopia managed to imprison us, two journalists, but they never managed to silence journalism."

On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. They wanted to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil affected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Five days later they lay wounded in the desert sand, shot and captured by the Ethiopian army. But when their initial reportage died, another story began.

Jesper Ganslandt

Jesper Ganslandt

Jesper Ganslandt is a self-taught filmmaker who has directed a number of music videos, short films, features and documentaries. His first feature film, the semi-autobiographical Falkenberg Farewell (2006) was selected as the Swedish entry for the Oscars. His fouth feature Jimmie (2018), which was also presented at Scanorama, opened the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Languages
Swedish, English
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
438 dagar
Produced
2019: Sweden

Film information

Director
Jesper Ganslandt
Producers
Sandra Harms, Karl Fredrik Ulfung
Screenplay
Peter Birro
Music
Jon Ekstrand
Cinematography
Sophia Olsson
Cast
Gustaf Skarsgård, Matias Varela, Fredrik Evers
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