Old Essay on Age-Gap Romance Sparks Fresh Debate as Borgli Breaks Through with The Drama

A resurfaced 2012 essay by Kristoffer Borgli about a May-December relationship has reignited controversy as his upcoming English-language film The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, raises his Hollywood profile; the piece recounts a teenage romance, questions social norms, references Woody Allen’s Manhattan, notes that Norway’s age of consent is 16, and THR has sought comment while presenting the translated essay text.