The Monitor

Oct 7, 2011

1h 33m

★ 5.8

How far would you go for the one you love?

Overview

Oslo, Norway. After living a traumatic experience, Anna and her son Anders move into a huge apartment building. Feeling constantly terrified and insecure, Anna buys a babycall to monitor Anders while he sleeps.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

4 1/2

BOB Film Sweden

Pandora Film

SF Norge

NFP

The Match Factory

The Monitor Trailers

Cast

Anna

Noomi Rapace

Anders

Vetle Qvenild Werring

Helge

Kristoffer Joner

Ole

Stig R. Amdam

Grete

Maria Bock

Nabogutten

Torkil Høeg

Male Doctor

Henrik Rafaelsen

School Inspector

Tom Hugo Nielsen

Secretary

Mona Engh

Helge's Mother

Eva Zeidler

Policewoman

Kaia Varjord

Female Doctor

Camilla Augusta Hallan

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