‘The Worst Person in the World’ Producers Bring ‘Sick of Myself’ to Cannes
12.05.2022 - 19:49
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Marta Balaga Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, based in Los Angeles, brings dark humor – and body horror – to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard with “Sick of Myself.” The film was acquired by Memento International.Signe and Thomas (“Ninjababy” breakout Kristine Kujath Thorp and Eirik Sæther) are an attractive young couple in Oslo. They also happen to bring out the worst in each other. When his career starts to take off, Signe tries to get some attention as well – by making herself sick.“I definitely recognize the pettiness, the competitiveness, all of these things.
I have experienced mini-versions of these arguments and these feelings,” says Borgli, also behind 2017 curio “DRIB” combining fact and fiction, and an energy drink campaign. “I wanted them to be watchable, not likeable. Also, I find it much funnier when the characters in the movie are not in on the joke.
When they are stuck inside all this drama the audience gets to see from the outside. And they can laugh about it.”Borgli, who cameos in the film as a director of a commercial gone wrong, never intended to dwell too much on his protagonist’s motivations.“There has been this trend of ‘trauma stories,’ where certain behaviors can be traced back to one traumatic event. That’s true in some cases, but a lot of it is generated by our culture.
Signe can’t blame anyone else for her shitty behavior,” he says.Desperate for sympathy, or perhaps even fame, she comes across an illegal drug. As her condition worsens, Borgli makes a swerve into body horror territory with the help of prosthetic makeup designer Izzi Galindo.“People who suffer from the Munchausen syndrome often fake illness. But here, she actually makes herself sick.
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