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Tag Archives: Norway
A Handful of Time / En håndfull tid (1989) Martin Asphaug, Espen Skjønberg, Nicolay Lange-Nielsen, Camilla Strøm Henriksen
Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain Read More »
Most People Live in China / Folk flest bor i Kina (2002) Thomas Robsahm, Martin Asphaug, Ingar Helge Gimle, Kim Haugen, Bjarte Hjelmeland
Gas station owner, Lasse, spends most of his time rebuilding his old Tiger Moth aeroplane and dreams of one day flying it through the air. Read More »
Where are you going, Aida? / Quo vadis, Aida? (2020) Jasmila Zbanic, Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. Read More »
Die Beauty / Du Sköna (2010) Stina Bergman, Herta Jankert, Anna Bellika, Sofia Berg-Böhm
Atmospheric low-budget indie that leans towards the absurd about people living in a small village by a river and the dysfunctional relationships between them. Read More »
Laila (1929) George Schnéevoigt, Mona Mårtenson, Tryggve Larssen, Harald Schwenzen
A spirited Norwegian Lass is torn between two suitors and two cultures. Read More »
Sons of Norway AKA Sønner av Norge (2011) Jens Lien, Sven Nordin, Åsmund Høeg, Sonja Richter
It’s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party… One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj Read More »
This is the Song you Need AKA Alt for Egil (2004) Tore Rygh, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Høvik, Nina Ellen Ødegård
Egil Hjelmeland, a Morten Abel-worshipping pizza delivery boy, has his hands full taking care of his mother Read More »
Me, My Friend and I AKA Elling (2001) Petter Næss, Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. Read More »
The White Viking AKA Hvíti víkingurinn (1991) Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie, Sveinn M. Eiðsson
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla Read More »