In Exit, the director Karen Winther goes sourcing for answers to the question: What was the ‘wake-up call’ – that made her and a group of previous violent extremists, neo-Nazis and more, leave violence and extremism behind? Through intimate conversations with former violent extremists from Germany, France, Denmark, and the US and Throughout this journey, Karen moves closer to remember her own wake-up call. Reflections on her extremist past and way she managed to go out of extremism will form an emotional and psychological counterpoint with the stories of the people she meets in her travels.

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Directed by: Karen Winther
Screenplay: Karen Winther
Production: Sant & Usant AS, ma.ja.de, AMP Film
Producer: Eirin Gjørv
Editing: Robert Stengård
Cinematography: Peter Ask
International sales: Deckert Distribution | Festival – Toril Simonsen – NFI | Toril.Simonsen@nfi.no 
Italian distribution: Stefilm | Elena Filippini | elena@stefilm.it   
With the support of: Norwegian Film Institute, Viken Filmsenter, Nordisk Film & TV Fond,
 The Freedom of Expression, Fund Creative Europe
Running time:  85’
Country: Norvegia, Germania
Year: 2018
Contacts: www.nfi.no/eng

I am more okay with my past now, because I have met so many people, who have similar stories, and they are people that I very much respect. A lot of people are using their past to do good now, and it makes me feel like a part of a community. All the people in the film said that we couldn’t show where they live, their families or even hobbies and spare time activities. I want the film to reach as many people as possible and to start a discussion about how and why people leave extremist groups. (Karen Winther)

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