''Hawaii, Oslo'' is a 2004 Norwegian drama film, directed by

Erik Poppe Erik Poppe (born 24 June 1960) is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter. Poppe is regarded as one of Scandinavia's most experienced and compelling film directors recognized for his work with actors and multi-pronged narratives ...

with a screenplay by

Harald Rosenløw Eeg Harald Rosenløw Eeg (born 18 August 1970) is a Norwegian novelist and script writer. He made his literary début in 1995 with the youth novel ''Glasskår'', for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Eeg also wrote the script for ...

. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie, Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker. The film's music was composed by

John Erik Kaada John Erik Kaada (born 28 July 1975), also known by the mononym Kaada, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, producer, film score composer and multi-instrumentalist. Kaada's career spans a string of solo albums, motion picture soundtracks, high-prof ...

and Bugge Wesseltoft. Produced by

Finn Gjerdrum Finn Gjerdrum (born 20 March 1961, in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian film producer. Gjerdrum started his career making short films with Bent Hamer. His first feature-length movie was Hamer's critically acclaimed '' Eggs'', which was awarded the Amand ...

and distributed by Paradox Spillefilm, the film is in the Norwegian language and was edited by

Arthur Coburn Arthur Coburn (13 July 1897 – 29 August 1969) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Coburn was born in Ravenswood, Queensland, the son of William Coburn and his wife Sarah Ann (née Wood). After receiving his educa ...

Production

The film was shot in Oslo, Norway, with an estimated budget of

NOK Nok is a village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The village is an archeological site. Archaeology The discovery of terracotta figurines at this location caused its name to be used for the Nok culture, of which these ...

20,000,000.

Plot

Vidar (Seim), who works at a psychiatric hospital, tries to keep himself awake as much as he can, because he has several times dreamt of horrible events that turned out to be true premonitions. At one point, he dreams that Leon (Røise), one of the patients, who is supposed to meet his ex-girlfriend, never meets her, but is hit by an ambulance instead.

Release and reception

The film was released on 24 September 2004 and was generally well received by the Norwegian press. '' Dagbladet'' gave the film five out of six points, and called it an "intense cinematic experience". '' Aftenposten'' awarded six out of six points, claiming the movie expanded the boundaries of Norwegian film. '' Verdens Gang'' also gave the film six out of six points.

Awards

The film was awarded two Amanda Awards in 2005"Best Film (Norwegian)" and "Best Screenplay". It was also nominated in the categories "Best Director" and "Best Actor" (

Stig Henrik Hoff Stig Henrik Hoff (born 4 February 1965) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Vadsø but grew up in Berlevåg and Darbu Darbu is a village within the parish of Fiskum, in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Buskerud County, Norway. The populati ...

Cast

* Trond Espen Seim as Vidar * Jan Gunnar Røise as Leon *

Evy Kasseth Røsten Evy may refer to: * Evelyn (disambiguation), a female given name * Evy Palm (born 1942), former Swedish long-distance athlete * Evy Berggren (1934–2018), Swedish gymnast * Evy Van Damme (born 1980), Belgian racing cyclist * Evy-Ann Midttun (194 ...

as Åsa *

as Frode * Silje Torp Færavaag as Milla *

Robert Skjærstad The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

as Viggo * Petronella Barker as Bobbie * Bejamin Røsler as Mikkel *

Ferdinand Falsen-Hiis Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...

as Magne * Judith Darko as Tina * Aksel Hennie as Trygve * Morten Faldaas as John

References

External links

* {{Erik Poppe 2004 films 2004 drama films Films set in Oslo Films shot in Norway 2000s Norwegian-language films Films directed by Erik Poppe Films scored by John Erik Kaada Hyperlink films Norwegian drama films