Internationally acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Erik Poppe (“Utoya- July 22,” “Quisling,” “1,000 Times Goodnight”) has started filming in Norway the relationship drama “Bad Moon Rising” (working title), based on the only original script by 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Jon Fosse.

“Jon is a huge name in the U.S., Japan and Europe. It’s exciting to work with him and my regular producer at Paradox [Finn Gjerdrum] and SF Studios ,” Poppe told Variety .

The story turns on a couple in their early thirties, Asle and Gerd, who live with their son in a small coastal town, Western Norway. For a time, their relationship is perfect, but soon Asle the sailor feels restless, drawn by the call of the sea, leaving Gerd alone with their child in the village. Cracks start to appear in their

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