Focus Nordic
Killing the Chickens to Scare the Monkeys
Directors
Jens Assur
Producers
Jens Assur
Cinematographers
Marek Septimus Wieser
Editors
Åsa Mossberg
Fredrik Morheden
Music
Niclas Merits
Sound
Niclas Merits
Contact
Studio Jens Assur AB
Eastmansvägen 12
SE- 113 61 Stockholm, Sweden
+46 708 11 11 45
[email protected]
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2011
Sweden, Thailand
24 min
Color
Meticulous reconstruction of an everyday event in China that culminates in a public execution. The title refers to the Chinese government policy by which dissidents are executed in order to frighten off others. In a breathtakingly beautiful opening scene, we see the gruesome conclusion of a series of apparently chance events. In eight powerful scenes, the fateful story is told of someone who just happened to be passing.
Jens Assur (1970, Sweden) is a photographer and filmmaker. At the age of 16 he started work as a journalist for the Swedish daily newspaper Dagbladet in Sundsvall. After that he worked for several advertising companies, newspapers and magazines as a photographer. Since 2007 he has been contracted to the Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles and he is currently busy making his first feature.
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