Norwegian

Teenagers Lasse and Geir are arrested after making trouble on a night bus into town. After a night in the slammer they go home to Geir’s alcoholic mother and to Lasse’s father, which is terrorizing the entire family.Read More »

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What happens to us when people stop acting like they’re supposed to? A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn’t believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. I Belong is a warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another. About how people who act on integrity and feelings are seen as troublesome in a society where the ideal is to behave rationally. A playful tragedy-comedy about how what seems like something of little importance to one person, can seem like a grand disaster to another. Written by Motlys Read More »

The movie, which was made at Norsk Film’s studios at Jar outside Oslo, premiered in December 1955. The collaboration with Torbjørn Egner, the author of the book on which it was based, was very productive and the film went on to be a great success, internationally too.

During the screening at the Cannes Film Festival, the puppets on display caused quite a media sensation when they were stolen. However, next day they were returned, and the famous American comedian, Danny Kaye, added to their fame by using them in one of his shows in Cannes.Read More »

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to follow in the shadow of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately however, something is happening to Vera. In a bid to understand, Eira starts reading her diary.

Conversation with the director included.Read More »

When uncovering a story about injustice, young journalist Asta see her own personal life in a new light.Read More »

A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father’s adultery and mother’s deep depression, as she befriends a boy.Read More »

Interviews with central members of early Norwegian black metal bands about Mayhem, the early black metal scene and the crimes they committed.Read More »

Four men are gathered to play a game of bridge, when the conversation turns to unnatural and occult events, while the scientist among them tries to give the experiences a natural explanation.Read More »

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Mirush leaves Kosovo hoping to find his father in Norway, who abandoned the family when Mirush was very young. Now the father runs a restaurant in Oslo, but he is also in deep debt to the Albanian Mafia. Mirush starts to work in his fathers restaurant without letting him know that he is his son. Gradually they learn to know each other, but what Mirush discovers about his father is not something he is prepared to take. He is forced to make choices that have large consequences, for both of them.Read More »