''Junk Mail'' ( no, Budbringeren) is a 1997 Norwegian film directed by
Pål Sletaune
Pål Sletaune (born 4 March 1960) is a Norwegian film director and photographer. His films include '' Junk Mail'', '' Naboer'' and '' The Monitor''.
He was awarded the Amanda Award in 1997, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020.
Early life ...
. The film won many awards including Best Actress for
Eli Anne Linnestad, Best Actor for
Robert Skjærstad
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and Best Film for
Pål Sletaune
Pål Sletaune (born 4 March 1960) is a Norwegian film director and photographer. His films include '' Junk Mail'', '' Naboer'' and '' The Monitor''.
He was awarded the Amanda Award in 1997, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020.
Early life ...
at the
Amanda Awards in
Norway
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and the
Mercedes-Benz
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award at the
Cannes Film Festival
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. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
70th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
''Junk Mail'' tells the story of lazy, nosy postman Roy Amundsen who has a bad habit of dipping into the mail of his customers. He takes this further when he finds the keys to the apartment of laundry assistant Line Groberg and decides to investigate her apartment. This leads to all manner of complications when he saves her life and then discovers that she's been coerced into covering up a crime and looking after money for local gangster.
Reception
The aggregate site
Rotten Tomatoes
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gives the film an approval rating of 93% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 7.43/10.
See also
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References
External links
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1997 films
1990s Norwegian-language films
Films directed by Pål Sletaune
Norwegian crime comedy films
Norwegian thriller films
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