It is the story of a handful of people who cross each other’s path without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the year, in Oslo. We follow Frode and Milla. They are having their first child, who they are told will not live long. We follow Bobbie-Pop, a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. We follow Leon, an institutionalized kleptomaniac who is looking for Åsa, to whom he has a ten year old deal to get married. We meet Leon’s brother, Trygve, who fetches Leon at the institution to celebrate his birthday, but who himself has plans to use his leave from prison to run away. And most of all we meet the angel Vidar, Leon’s best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else can see, and who may be able to save everyone – except himself?
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 3 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark, 2004
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Erik Poppe
- Screenplay
- Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Erik Poppe
- Cinematography
- Ulf Brantås
- Cast
- Trond Espen Seim, Jan Gunnar Røise, Evy Elise Kasseth Røsten, Stig Henrik Hoff, Silje Torp Færavaag, Petronella Barker, Robert Skjærstad
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Erik Poppe
Erik Poppe was born in 1960. Poppe was educated at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm. He has previously directed commercials, short- and documentary films as well as being Director of Photography on Bent Hamer’s first feature film, „Eggs“. He has won several awards at the Cannes Advertising Film Festival, and in the Epica, Eurobest and Clio competitions. In 1995, he was named Feature Director of Photography of the Year in Norway. He received the MTV Award for direction for his Peter Gabriel music video.
