The feature debut of writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (the grandson of Scandinavian cinema giants Liv Ullmann and Ingmar
Bergman) Armand stars Renate Reinsve as a mother who
finds herself at the centre of an increasingly fraught parent-teacher
meeting when her young son is accused of sexually assaulting another
boy.
The film also stars Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Endre Hellestveit,
Øystein Røger
and Vera Veljovic.
Armand opens in New York cinemas n November 29th with a
wide US theatrical release to follow in February. A UK/ROI release has yet
to be announced.
Check out the new trailer below and read our review
here.
The official synopsis reads:
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.