Troll (2022)
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A ragtag group must unite to stop an ancient giant troll awakened in the mountains of Norway.
The story
After a drilling operation in the mountains of Dovre Municipality causes a mysterious eruption and multiple deaths, the Norwegian government recruits a diverse team of experts to investigate. Among them is Nora Tidemann, a paleontologist who suspects the cause is not a gas leak but something far more ancient. When a second incident occurs near Lesja, the team seeks help from Nora's father, a man whose beliefs in mythical creatures have cost him his career. Together, they venture into the mountains, only to accidentally awaken a massive, slumbering troll that has been hidden in plain sight, beginning a desperate race to contain the creature before it reaches the capital of Oslo.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Nora Tidemann, a paleontologist, joins a government task force to investigate a series of mysterious explosions in the Dovre mountains. Alongside her father Tobias—who has been ridiculed for his belief in trolls—and a military officer, she discovers that a massive troll has been awakened by drilling. The creature begins a rampage toward Oslo. While the military's conventional weapons fail and a planned sonic attack only enrages the beast, the group learns from the Royal Palace that trolls were once a known part of Norwegian history until they were suppressed by the church. The government prepares a nuclear strike on the capital to stop the beast. Nora and her allies discover the creature is vulnerable to UV light. They lure the troll into a trap using tanning beds and a baby troll's skull. In a final moment of hesitation, Nora turns off the lights to save the creature, but the sun rises, killing the troll. The film ends with a mid-credits scene showing something emerging from the rubble in the mountains.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 101
- Production countries
- Norway
- Original languages
- Norwegian
- Directors
- Roar Uthaug
- Cast and characters
- Ine Marie Wilmann · Nora Tidemann; Kim Falck · Andreas Isaksen; Mads Sjøgård Pettersen · Captain Kristoffer Holm; Gard B. Eidsvold · Tobias Tidemann
- Genres
- monster; action; fantasy; adventure
- Themes
- Mythology vs. Science; Tradition vs. Modernity
- Tone and mood
- Epic; Action-packed
- Premise and plot tags
- Monster Movie; Kaiju; Folklore
- Source material / true-story basis
- Norwegian folklore
- Franchise connections
- Troll
- Reception
- Generally positive reviews from critics, though some noted a lack of specific cultural detail.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 62 · scale: 100 · review count: 4
- Production trivia
- The director had been developing the idea for over 20 years.; The film was produced by Motion Blur.; Concept art was released in 2021.
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