ANGRY MAN / Sinna mann

Angry Man is a film about secrets that shouldn't be secret. When the mommy-fish dies, Boj has had enough, and gets power from his own fantasy to go further.

Many children don't live safely in their own homes. These children are scared, feel forgotten and often blame themselves for the difficulties at home. In this film it is the father who beats mother. The boy Boj is the witness. To see somebody being mistreated can do much more harm than we know. Many of these children put the blame on themselves and feel a terrible responsibility for what is happening in the home. Many believe that this is only happening in their own family and doesn't dare to talk about it to anybody. It is a super secret.

Both the book and the film Angry Man is made to make this subject more known so it can be debated. The secrets must be known.  All adults have to make sure that nobody is afraid at home.

Angry Man was shown at over 100 international festivals.  It is claimed to have been the most rewarded film worldwide in 2010. Today the film is widely used in educational work to prevent and detect violence at home and to help victims. 

The film is based upon the picture-book Sinna Mann of Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus. 

About the director

Anita Killi (*1968 in Stavanger, Norway) studied illustration and graphic design at the Norwegian National College of Art & Design from 1988 to 1990, followed by studies in animation and documentary filmmaking at the Volda University College. In 1996, Anita graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts with the equivalent of a masters-degree, majoring in animation (multiplane technique). Since then, Anita established and runs her own animation studio, Trollfilm AS in Dovre, Norway. Anita is known for directing several award winning short films, among others Sinna Mann / Angry Man (2009) and Tornehekken / The Hedge of Thorns (2001).