''Bryllupet'' (English: ''The Wedding'') is a 2000

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directed by

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, starring

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and Susan Badrkhan. The film is about the young

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student Tom (Ousdal), who falls in love with his lab partner, the

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i Samira (Badrkhan), and the problems caused by cultural conflict. It was a made-for-TV movie, produced by the

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Reception

In a review for Norwegian newspaper

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, Jon Selås gave the movie a " die throw" of three and called it "predictable". Liv Jørgensen of

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gave it four points, applauding the film's "insight and dramatic devices".

References

External links

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''Bryllupet''
at Filmweb.no (Norwegian)

at the Norwegian Film Institute 2000 films 2000 drama films Norwegian drama films {{Norway-film-stub