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ABERDEEN
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A cocaine-using, commitment-phobic, corporate warrior transports her estranged, alcoholic father from Oslo to Aberdeen in this unusual road film.
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BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
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A young Vietnamese-American, Binh (Damien Ngyen, in an impressive debut), leaves his terrible home life in Vietnam behind to find his American G.I. father in Texas. His harrowing, epic journey around the world on refugee ships introduces him to emotions and horrors that he had never before known. A memorable look at the power of determination and love in the face of unbelievable odds. Also features fine performances from Tim Roth as a sympathetic, yet vicious ship captain, Bai Ling as a fellow refugee who Hans Petter Moland---Norway---2004---125 mins.
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BOTHERSOME MAN, THE
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In this subtle sci-fi film, a man arrives in the desert and is taken to an unnamed city, where he's given an apartment, new clothes, and an arranged marriage.
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BUNCH OF FIVE (SCHPAAA)
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This Norwegian Kids follows one week in the lives of Jonas and Bosnian-born Emir, members of a teenage gang in Oslo who run errands for the Yugoslav mafia.
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CHLOROX, AMMONIA AND COFFEE
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This smart, infectious Norwegian comedy, also known as Salto, Salmiakk og Kaffe, tells of what happens when the seemingly inconsequential lives of some small-town folks fall apart, revealing a world of secrets, lies, loves, drugs, and trampolines, all of which will only make sense when you're watching it. "Director Mona J. Hoel treats us to full-immersion Euro-misery in this determinedly bleak comedy" (Village Voice). In Norwegian with English Mona J. Hoel---Norway---2004---106 mins.
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COOL & CRAZY
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Knut Erik Jensen's charming look at the members of an all-male choir living in a depressed Norwegian fishing community won Best Documentary honors at the Chicago International Film Festival. "It's so thoroughly engaging, so beautifully made, strikingly shot and chock-full of humor and humanity, I can't imagine any intelligent audience not falling in love with it--if only they take the leap of faith to see it" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). In Norwegian with English subtitles. Knut Erik Jensen---Norway/Sweden---2001---105 mins.
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COOL & CRAZY: ON THE ROAD
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The sequel to the wildly successful docu-musical Cool & Crazy finds the Norwegian Berlevag Male Choir, whose member's range in age from early 30's to late 90's, on tour in the United States in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th tragedy. Director Knut Erik Jensen captures the wide range of experiences the choir encounters, from the uproarious to the somber, as they strive to comfort through song a nation faced with grief, anger and fear. "Charming and engaging" (Chicago Tribune). In English and Norwegian wit h Knut Erik Jensen---Norway---2002---105 mins.
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CROSS MY HEART (HOLST)
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Otto, the smallest boy on the soccer team, is having a hard time finding acceptance from his teammates, classmates, or anyone else for that matter. Left behind at home when his best friend leaves for summer vacation, Otto is befriended by a stranger named Frank and soon his life undergoes some drastic and dangerous changes. This memorable coming-of-age story won the Prix de Montreal at the Montreal Film Festival, the Blue Angel Award at the Berlin Film Festival and Best New Director honors at the Seattle International Film Festival. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Marius Holst---Norway---1994---96 mins.
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HAPPY, HAPPY (2010)
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"No one could be faulted for initially thinking the title of this Norwegian dramedy...skews heavily toward the ironic, given the film's early abundance of cringeworthy social awkwardness. A city couple, Sigve (Henrik Rafaelsen) and Elisabeth (Saerens), move to the country; it's revealed that something rancid has sparked this relocation. Their landlords are stereotypically small-town just-folks: Kaja (Kittelsen) is all overly sunny disposition and lack of sophistication, while her husband (Joachim Rafaelsen) is a stoic brute and borderline xenophobe...A horribly uncomfortable board-game night plays out like an Edward Albee piece, until Kaja and Sigve unexpectedly share a kiss. Flying sparks turn into a sexual bonfire. It's at this point that Anne Sewitsky's debut feature shifts into a blend of infidelity farce and domestic-strife melodrama...Kittelsen turns her character's wide-eyed neediness into an emotional symphony" (David Fear, Time Out New York). In Norwegian with English subtitles.
Anne Sewitsky---Norway---2010---85 mins.
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HAWAII, OLSO
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Erik Poppe's first film, Bunch of Five, was described as Norway's Kids, and in many ways, Hawaii, Oslo is Norway's Magnolia . A hyperlink drama about the intersecting lives of a group of strangers on a summer day in Oslo. Nominated for the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Erik Poppe---Norway---2004---125 mins.
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INSOMNIA (SKARSGARD)
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Stellan Skarsgard (Breaking the Waves, Good Will Hunting) stars i n this atmospheric and potent feature about a detective who accidentally kills his own partner and tries to cover it up while continuing the investigation h e is assigned to. "Formidable. Insomnia is virtually flawless as it builds inexorably to a finish as impossible to predict as it is satisfying" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). In Norwegian with English subtitles. Erik Skjoldbjaerg---Norway---1997---97 mins.
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KING OF DEVIL'S ISLAND
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Norway might be a bastion of progressiveness now, but not back in 1915. At a brutal boarding school on frozen Bastoy Island, the newest young felon (Benjamin Helstad) arrives and gets pushed and pushed by the staff until he can take no more. He leads an uprising against the totalitarian governor (Stellan Skargard), but with even harsher consequences.
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LAKKI THE BOY WHO COULD FLY
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The bittersweet, lyrical adventures of a lonely 14-year-old boy are at the center of this haunting film. Neglected by his father and ignored by his decadent mother, Lakki takes to the streets. There he befriends a punk rocker who brutalizes him. All the while, mysterious feathers sprout from his back until, confronted by a miraculous transformation, he must fight for his sanity. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Svend Wam---Norway---1992---98 mins.
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MAX MANUS: MAN OF WAR
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In this Norwegian WWII epic, Aksel Hennie stars as Max Manus, a real-life resistance fighter who gave the Nazis hell during their occupation of Norway. However, his successful sabotage attacks came at a price to his countrymen. "Combines artistic ambition and commercial appeal with a well-paced action-adventure approach" (Variety).
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MIRUSH (BLODSBAND)
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In this dark Norwegian family drama, Mirush (Nazif Nuarremi), a tough 15-year-old boy raised in Kosovo, yearns to go to Norway to meet his real father (Enrico Lo Verso). He makes the arduous trek to Oslo and manages to secure a job in his father's restaurant, all without revealing his true identity to his father. As he gets closer, he discovers that debts owed to the Albanian mob forced his father to abandon him--a truth that continues to haunt them both. In Norwegian and Albanian with English subtitles.
Marius Holst--Norway---2007---104 mins.
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MONSTER THURSDAY
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Monster Thursday, a play on Big Wednesday, is both a surfing movi e and quirky love story set in a coastal town in Norway, where a much colder version of the sport exists. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Arild Osten Ommundsen---Norway---2004---111 mins.
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NEXT DOOR
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After being dumped by his girlfriend, John befriends the unusual pair of women living next door to his apartment. When he allows himself to be seduced by them, he enters a bizarre world where truth and fantasy can't be distinguished so easily in this sexy, psychological thriller from Norway. "An homage to Roman Polanski with nods to David Lynch" - (Variety). In Norwegian with English subtitles. Pal Sletaune---Norway---2005---76 mins.
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O'HORTEN
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Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer delivers this sweet, absurd dramedy about an Oslo railway engineer (Bard Owe) forced into retirement after 40 years of service.
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REPRISE
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French New Wave filmmaking styles are apparent in this postmodern love story from Norway. Two aspiring novelists and lifelong friends begin living very different lives when one becomes successful and other suffers through endless rejection slips. "Thoughtfully playful and unassumingly charming" (Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times). In Norwegian with English subtitles. Joachim Trier---Norway---2006---107 mins.
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SCARED TO DEATH (AKA: LIVREDD)
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In this Norwegian action film, a struggling writer in Oslo gets dragged into the dangerous world of drugs when he agrees to pick up a bag dropped from a plane for a friend. His descent into the merciless world of extreme greed and violence has just begun. With Asmund Brede Elke, Bjarte Hielmeland, and Line Verndal. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Are Kalmar---Norway---1997---86 mins.
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