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Everything That Could Have Been (Alt som kunne ha vært)

A pop star's double life; with fame and loneliness

In 2014, musician Magnus Eliassen moved to Lofoten to write new music. After years of success with the party-pop group Sirkus Eliassen, he needed to reset himself. Escape from expectations and reality. In the tranquillity of the mountains and the sea, he returned to his old rhythm and love of music. After months in Lofoten, he traveled to Los Angeles to record and produce the album with star producers. Low-key, acoustic guitar picking starts to sound like real hit songs.

But after Los Angeles, Magnus fell silent again. No new music was released. So what happened? Why did he fall silent again? Now, five years after the months in Lofoten, the music from the loneliness and the incredible landscapes of Lofoten and LA emerges, as Magnus prepares to hold his first concert in years. A coming-of-age film about expectations, escape and self-realization.

 

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Genre: Documentary / Norwegian
Director: Trond Kvig Andreassen
Nationality: Norway
Production year: 2020

Tear in the heart

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