''Asfaltevangeliet'' (''The Gospel of Asphalt'') is a Norwegian independent movie from 2004, directed by David Åleskjær, son of Åge Åleskjær. It is based on David Åleksjærs's book by the same name. It stars many known Norwegian actors and celebrities, among them

Per Christian Ellefsen Per Christian Ellefsen (born 14 February 1954) is a Norwegian actor, mostly known from his roles in ''Elling'' and ''Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale''. He became a star in Norway because of his title role of Elling (2001) after more than 20 years ...

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, Helene Rask,

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and H ...

and

Sverre Anker Ousdal Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord, Norway. Biography Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He worked at the Oslo Nye Teater between 1967 and 1970, and is since 1970 part ...

. Tommy Karlsen (known from the film Døden på Oslo S) plays the role of Jesus.

Plot

''Asfaltevangeliet'' shows the scenario of

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

coming to

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

in present day. Jesus preached a radical message of love, forgiveness and the Kingdom of God. He is disputed by the authorities and the religious elite, but gets a following among sinners, prostitutes and drug addicts. Jesus also says that he has to die for the sins of mankind, and in the film's climax he is killed by a mob in

's main street.

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Main actors and actresses

* Tommy Karlsen (Jesus) * David Åleskjær (also the writer and editor) *

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(TV-Shop lady) *

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(Maya) * Håvard Bakke (well known Norwegian actor that plays Brother of lost son) *

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(Woman who bothers police officer) *

(well known Norwegian actor that plays a Workaholic) * Dag Håvard Engebråten *

(well known Norwegian actress) * David Hasseløy * Sophia Kaushal * Caroline Lervaag *

(well known Norwegian actor that plays Father of the lost son) * Helene Rask * Klaus Sandvik (Man / soldier who loses an ear) *

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(well known Norwegian actress) * Elin Stillingen * Ole Christian Øen (well known Norwegian theater producer, actor and comedy teacher that plays the Priest) * Hans Ivar Stordal (Jonas) *

(well known Norwegian actor that plays an important Police officer) * Charlotte Sveinsen *

Espen Thoresen Espen is a Norway, Norwegian masculine given name. In Norway it reached the peak of its popularity between 1970 and 1990, during which period approximately 1.1% of children were given that name. Origin and variants It originated as a variant of Asb ...

(well known Norwegian comedian and radio- / TV-host). Espen is also famous for adding a radio show program title to his own name - now his name is

Vaersågod Takkskalduha, named after his own radio show Espen Thoresen Værsågod at Norwegian BroadCasting radio NRK) * Bente Wethal 2004 films Norwegian drama films 2000s Norwegian-language films {{Norway-film-stub