Armand (film)

Armand is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, in his feature directorial debut.

It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024, and won the Caméra d'Or, which is awarded for the best first feature film. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in Norway on 27 September 2024.

Plot
After an alleged fight between two 6-year-old boys, the parents and school staff are called in to clarify the incident.

Cast

 * Renate Reinsve as Elizabeth
 * Ellen Dorrit Petersen as Sarah
 * Thea Lambrechts Vaulen as Sunna
 * Endre Hellestveit as Anders
 * Øystein Røger as Jarle
 * Vera Veljovic as Ajsa

Production
Armand is the feature directorial debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, grandson of Norwegian actress Liv Ullman and Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. It is a production of Eye Eye Pictures, which was launched in 2022 by the former Oslo Pictures CEO-producer Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and producer Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, both of whom worked on Joachim Trier's acclaimed 2021 film The Worst Person in the World. Armand is produced by Berentsen Ottmar, in co-production with Keplerfilm (Netherlands), Prolaps (Sweden) and One Two Films (Germany), as well as Zefyr (Norway) and Film i Väst (Sweden). Trier and Bjørkly Graver served as the executive producers.

Release
Armand was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024.

International sales are handled by Charades. Norsk Filmdistribusjon is scheduled to theatrically release the film in Norway on 27 September 2024.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 7 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.