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Mongoland
''Mongoland'' is a Norwegian film, from 2001, by Arild Østin Ommundsen. Having lived in England for six months Pia returns home for Christmas. She is looking for Kristoffer, her boyfriend, who was supposed to go with her abroad. It turns out rather difficult to locate him as she contacts their mutual friends. Her search for Kristoffer results in meeting several disillusioned people. Her old friend Vegar imagines a physical defect, the rapper Gary can find no inspiration because of a lack of social problems, Wayne fled England as a result of trouble with love. Stian is working at a plant nursery after Kristoffer's fear of travelling caused their band to lose a record deal. This turns out to be also the reason he did not come with her to England. Amidst all this Santa Claus comes to visit Pia. External links''Mongoland''at the Norwegian Film Institute The Norwegian Film Institute ( no, Norsk filminstitutt) was founded in 1955 to support and develop the Norwegian film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Arild Østin Ommundsen (born August 5, 1969) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Early life and education Arild Østin Ommundsen was born in Stavanger. He attended Stavanger University College, where he studied directing. Career In 1999, Østin Ommundsen won the Gullstolen Award at the Short Film Festival in Grimstad with the film ''Før solen ståd opp'' (1999). He made his debut with the feature film '' Mongoland'' in 2001, for which he wrote the script together with Gro Elin Hjelle. The film won the Amanda Committee's Golden Clapper technical award in the 2001 Amanda Awards. ''Mongoland'' helped start the Stavanger wave in Norwegian film, and several of the actors that were involved have subsequently had great success. Østin Ommundsen has since directed and written the screenplay for '' Hjemsøkt'' (2003), ''Monstertorsdag'' (2004), '' Rottenetter'' (2009), '' Eventyrland'' (2013), '' Now It's Dark'' (2018), and '' Tottori! Sommeren vi var alene'' (2020). For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |