Main distribution firm Beta Movie has come on board four-part Norwegian drama “A Higher Man,” created by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen.
The present, which was commissioned by Norwegian broadcaster NRK and German broadcaster ZDF‘s platform ZDFneo, is produced by Synnøve Hørsdal and Christian Fredrik Martin at Norway’s Maipo Movie.
“A Higher Man” facilities on Tom, Norway’s primary web troll. He is a great however indignant and pissed off man with misogynistic tendencies, and an instance of every thing that’s pathetic and fallacious with the lads who didn’t get the memo in regards to the gender equality motion.
When hackers reveal his id to the general public, he’s compelled to decorate as a girl to flee social persecution, and discovers that the world opens as much as him when he clothes in girls’s garments.
Torjussen tells Selection that the thought for the collection was planted “once I began digging into the misogyny of males who’re left behind in what I consider is probably the most progressive, gender-equal area of the world.”
Though the present offers with critical points, it is going to be entertaining, he says. “I cram a number of twists and turns into each episode, which I hope will really feel like a roller-coaster experience. And it’s additionally humorous. It’s not a comedy, however there’s a sense of irony to it: He’s a misogynist in feminine clothes. We take it critically, however I consider that’s going to be humorous.”
Martin provides: “I used to be intrigued by this roller-coaster story of this misogynist having to cover himself in girls’s clothes and being remodeled on the opposite aspect, changing into a greater man, so to talk. It was the mixture of it being a tall story, in a single sense, and in one other an vital and exact reflection of our occasions that struck me.”
Tom is a nuanced, three-dimensional character, Torjussen says. “He’s not an fool, so he’s not fallacious about every thing. I’ve taken the neatest, most bitter man on the market, and on some factors he’s proper.”
Tom’s pet hate is a humorist referred to as Stay. To Tom, she is the manifestation of what he calls the “vaginal state of Norway.”
“On the subject of the feminine comic that he harasses, he’s fatter than her, however she talks about physique points and physique disgrace as if it have been a feminine solely factor and in addition one thing that males have imposed on girls, and it enrages him.
“A variety of the ladies who’ve learn the script have change into intrigued by his arguments towards them, and, to some extent, agreed with them, however then, after all, you possibly can’t defend his actions.
“He blames every thing round him. It’s not girls, however [in his opinion] it’s the feminist state that made him a wuss. And that’s why he doesn’t have any buddies and since he doesn’t have any buddies, he can’t get ladies after which that sucks. He’s made a political scapegoat for his entire distress, in a means.”
Stay is used to getting a number of hate, and when Tom turns into a goal for on-line harassment after which disappears, she is worried for his security.
“From having the expertise of getting a number of hate and mock, she will be able to see that this should kill him in a means, after which she actually thinks when he disappears with no hint, he has killed himself, and she or he believes he would have been alive if it wasn’t for her. After which she feels that nobody cares, not even his mother, and feels lonely in her fear for him.”
One other key character is Audun, Tom’s neighbor, who’s “just like the poster metrosexual,” Torjussen says, however has a hidden aspect to him. “He’s the man who’s made it. He has a pleasant girlfriend. He has a child. He has buddies of each sexes. However he has this incel man inside him. He says himself that he’s the unique incel. The male sexuality is tamed in him, and he feels very lonely in his frustration, so he acknowledges one thing of himself in Tom. He’s a form of a mirror. So, we don’t inform a narrative that these males are solely lonely, chubby males with their computer systems. We present one other facet of it.”
“A Higher Man” is filming in Lithuania till the tip of Could and can be delivered to consumers in late December. It is going to be formally launched available in the market in October at Mipcom, the place the primary trailer can be launched.
In a press release, Anaïs de Neergaard, VP worldwide gross sales and acquisitions at Beta Movie, mentioned: “Becoming a member of ‘A Higher Man’ showcases our dedication to bringing content material that’s each compelling and fascinating to the market. This restricted collection presents a recent tackle id and connection within the digital age, mixing humor with critical modern subjects. Selling empathy and private progress, ‘A Higher Man’ completely aligns with our aim of delivering tales that basically matter to our viewers.”