A resurfaced Norwegian magazine essay by
#KristofferBorgli — now drawing attention on
#Reddit — is raising fresh questions about the filmmaker just as his profile in Hollywood continues to rise.
Borgli, the director behind the upcoming feature
#TheDrama starring
#Zendaya and
#RobertPattinson, has been the subject of a viral thread on the platform, where users have shared scans of a 2012 print article from D2, the weekend magazine of Dagens Naeringsliv — Norway’s leading financial daily, comparable to the Wall Street Journal. D2 is its glossy culture and lifestyle supplement known for longform essays and profiles.
The piece, written by Borgli himself, then 27, reflects on a recent relationship he had with a teenage girl. The scans, which are not widely available online, have begun to circulate and have been translated by users.
The renewed attention comes as Borgli transitions from cult indie filmmaker to a more mainstream presence. Borgli’s The Drama — his latest English-langu...