''Hope'' ( no, Håp) is a 2019 Norwegian semi-

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directed by

Maria Sødahl Maria Sødahl (born 31 December 1965) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter who is best known for her internationally acclaimed film '' Hope'' (2019) and ''Limbo'' (2010). The former earned her the nomination of European Film Award for Best ...

, based on the experience she faced with her husband, director

Hans Petter Moland Hans Petter Moland (born 17 October 1955) is a Norwegian film director. Moland was born in Oslo. He had received awards for his commercials at major festivals, including Cannes, before he made his feature debut in 1993 with '' The Last Lieutenan ...

, when, nine years earlier, she had received a terminal diagnosis of brain cancer and was given by doctors only three months to live. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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, making the shortlist of fifteen films. The film premiered at the

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on 7 September 2019 and was first theatrically released in Norway on 22 November 2019.

Synopsis

A married couple must confront their long-neglected relationship when the wife is diagnosed with brain cancer.

Cast

Andrea Bræin Hovig Andrea Bræin Hovig (born 19 July 1973) is a Norwegian actress. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1998, and has since acted both at Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theater) and at Nationaltheatret (the National The ...

as Anja *

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), ''Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (2011 ...

as Tomas

Reception

Box office

''Hope'' grossed $0 in the United States and Canada, and a worldwide total of $2.7 million.

Critical response

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope 2019 films 2019 drama films Semi-autobiographical films Norwegian drama films 2010s Norwegian-language films Zentropa films