Elsa nds her life under threat, as an act of passion becomes an act of war.
Set in Oslo in 1945, during the Nazi occupation of Norway, this short drama navigates a tense romantic triangle between a Norwegian Civilian, her adoring neighbour and a German soldier.
ELSA explores how bodies, hearts and sexual integrity can be turned into
battlefields. As our three characters yearn for connection amidst global chaos, their private acts take on national significance.
Cast: Nina Yndis, Lars Berge, Jonas Strand Gravli, Anne Wigelius, Nicklas Kingo and Chris Stanchev
Director: Rebecca King
Producers: Nina Yndis and Victoria Fäh
Writer: Lizzie Nunnery
Cinematographer: Adam Singodia
Production Designer: Lauren Taylor
Editor: Armiliah Aripin
Composer: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons
Sound Designers: Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen and Anita Xu
Production Sound Mixer: Callum Bentley
Costume Designer: Marouane Joubba
Hair and Makeup Designer: Amy Kyprianou
Casting Director Xanthe SpencerDavidson
Production Manager: Olivia Song
Picture Post Production: Digital Orchard
Post Producer: Noémie TJ Phillipson
Colourist: Jo Barker
Production Coordinator: Tian Boyce
1st AD: Stuart Jerome Learmonth
2nd AD: Edward Howes
3rd AD: Sean Frost
Script Supervisor & Translator: Katrina Ytteborg
Intimacy Coordinator: Jade Somerville
Gaffer: Kian Altmann
1st AC: Lluc Mestre
2nd AC: Lydia Contro
Art Dept Assistant: Graeme Peacock and Millie Weston
Hair and Makeup Artist: Grace Davis
Equipment Driver: Iina Holopainen
Runner: Lian Meng Rose
Runner and Driver: Mike Battle
Cast Driver: Benjamin Alalouff
Chaperone: Yuliya Stancheva
Stills Photographer: Theo Whiteman
Stills Photographer and Videographer: Millie Turner
Armourer: Harvey Baker
Catering: Milissia Hall
Production Accountant: Klaus Schottler
Additional Photography: Lisa Wiik
PR: London Flair PR
For Digital Orchard: Callum Just, Jamie Hutchinson, Seakhy Lay
ADR: David Menkin, Dino Kelly, Camilla Laxton, Atli Gunnarsson, Sam Peter Jackson, Ole Elias Grevstad Laxton, Rowan Tobias Grevstad Laxton
Special Thanks: Malgorzata Karpow Sneve, Lian Meng Rose, Deborah Alalouff, Joe Sweeney, ARRI, MBSE, Foreningen For Levende Historie, Smokehouse Yard, Anouar at Tinsel Town, Chris Pow & The National Film and Television School