Has a Norwegian actress made her mark on Hollywood as quickly as Renate Reinsve? With her performances in The Worst Person in the World, Handling the Dead, and A Different Man, Reinsve has earned accolades and the adoration of critics and audiences alike. And yet it’s her role in Cannes award winner Armand that many say is her strongest yet.
Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel and winner of the Camera d’Or for Best First Feature at Cannes, Armand stars Reinsve as a defamed actress called into an emergency parent-teacher meeting after a fight between two boys.
Reinsve is joined in the cast by Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Endre Hellesvtveit.
IFC Films opens Armand in select theaters on February 7th before opening wide on February 14th. The film is also Norway’s selection for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
SYNOPSIS: When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.
