The case in summary Director Lorentz Celo has lost eight friends to suicide in the last ten years. He has made the short film “Streif” which addresses the topic of suicide, especially among men. The film has its Norwegian premiere at the Tromsø International Film Festival on Thursday 18 January. Most people who survive a serious suicide attempt will not die by suicide later in life, according to psychologist specialist Kim Larsen at the National Center for Suicide Research and Prevention. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – I have probably become darker as a person, even though I am a happy boy. Over the past ten years, the director has lost eight friends to suicide. – There is a strong reaction every time. But maybe it will pass more quickly now. I guess I’ve been a bit destroyed, he says. Celo thinks it’s a coincidence that he has lost so many. Among the eight, there was great variation in occupation, age and personality. – I have a large network. I wasn’t as close to everyone, but there were still friends of mine, he says. Lorentz Celo is a Norwegian director, writer and producer. He has studied film at NTNU, the European Film College in Ebeltoft and FAMU, the International Film School in Prague. Originally from Mo i Rana, based in Oslo. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr / news Film to talk about feelings But they had something in common: Seven of the eight he lost were men. And when he lost friend number seven, the director had to do something. – I started a script during the pandemic. I hope the film can help men in particular to become better at talking about feelings. While writing the script, he lost another friend. – That made the film even more important. The short film “Streif” has its Norwegian premiere at the Tromsø International Film Festival today, Thursday. Jesper (Kristoffer Joner) meets an unknown older man (Bjørn Sundquist) on a bench in Oslo. The older man answers honestly when Jesper asks how his day has been. The director hopes men can become better at being honest about how they feel. Video: Lorentz Celo, “Streif” / 5 METER FILM Joner as Jesper Director Celo wants to tell a gloomy story that nevertheless gives hope – and at best guidance. He has brought some of the country’s best-known actors with him on the team. During the film’s duration of 20 minutes, we follow Kristoffer Joner in the role of “Jesper” and his apparently last day in life: From the breakfast table with his family, the conversation on the bench and the eternal life in the home office, as he himself refers to it. He is about to prepare his farewell, but then he is interrupted by a telemarketer – who also needs help. – It gives Jesper something to suddenly be of use to others, says director Celo. Although father Jesper (Kristoffer Joner) has both a partner and daughter Martine (Savannah Schei), he has decided to leave them. Joner does not want to appear in a direct interview with news, but says via director Celo that this is a very personal Although the theme is gloomy, there is a cheerful atmosphere on set. Here is actress Sara Khorami, director Lorentz Celo and actor Kristoffer Joner. – Most people find out that life is worth living. Every year approximately 650 people take their own lives. Almost three out of four are men. At the same time, there are more older men than young people who take their own lives. – There are still large knowledge gaps about suicide in Norway, about who is at risk and why, according to senior researcher at FHI, Kim Stene-Larsen. This is revealed in a new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI). FHI’s new report on suicide Around 650 people take their own lives each year in Norway. Three out of four are men. The number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants has decreased somewhat since 1990, but is still higher than in the 1950s and 60s. We know too little about what causes suicide and how it can be prevented. Several are trying to find answers. Among other things, there is a doctoral project underway that looks at the importance of education, work and income for health service use prior to suicide. Approximately 6,500 survivors and close relatives are affected by suicide each year. Source: The report “A survey of published research and knowledge gaps in the field of suicide in Norway” by FHI, published 14 December 2023 The report has been prepared in connection with the Government’s action plan for the prevention of suicide 2020-2025. Complete suicide figures from FHI for 2023 will come in June. One of the reasons may be that men generally talk less about feelings, but the answers are probably more complex. But to the extent that it is possible to find bright spots in the numbers, most people who survive a serious suicide attempt will not die by suicide later in life. That’s what psychologist specialist Kim Larsen at the National Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (NSSF) says. – This means that those who have survived a serious attempt will eventually find out that life is worth living, says Larsen. Kim Larsen, psychologist specialist at the National Center for Suicide Research, says that most people who survive suicide find that life may not be perfect, but good enough that they have chosen to live on. Photo: TORSTEIN GEORG BØE / news Celo tells news that he has been in contact with most relatives during the work on the film. He has also had a close dialogue with the National Center for Suicide Research and Prevention. “Streif” is in memory of the eight dead, and several characters in the film are named after them. The film has had an early premiere at Vega Scene in Oslo, and at the short film festival in New York in October. The Norwegian premiere is at the Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) on Thursday 18 January. It is available on news TV in the spring. Do you need to talk to someone? Church SOS chat service: soschat.no Church SOS helpline: 22 40 00 40 Mental health helpline: 116 123 Cross on the neck from the Red Cross: 800 33 321 Cross on the neck chat: korspåhalsen.no In urgent cases, call 113 Updated January 2024
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