''The Man Who Loved Yngve'' ( no, Mannen som elsket Yngve) is a Norwegian film released on 15 February 2008. It is based on a book of the same name by

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author

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. It received critical acclaim as one of the best Norwegian movies of the year. A sequel - '' I Travel Alone'' - was released in 2011 and a

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The Orheim Company ''The Orheim Company'' ( no, Kompani Orheim) is a 2012 Norwegian drama film directed by Arild Andresen. It is a prequel to ''The Man Who Loved Yngve ''The Man Who Loved Yngve'' ( no, Mannen som elsket Yngve) is a Norwegian film released on 1 ...

'' - followed in 2012.

Plot

In 1989, in the shadow of the collapse of Communism in Europe, a group of young rural Norwegians form a band. Preparations for their first gig are derailed when the lead singer, Jarle, is smitten by a new arrival, Yngve. Confused and not completely in touch with his own emotions, Jarle neglects his band, his mother and his girlfriend to spend more time with his new crush. At a party after the concert, he lashes out at Yngve but also admits he loves him. Yngve becomes depressed and flees to a bridge with the intention of committing suicide, but decides not to. He ends up in a mental hospital, and stays there until Jarle sees him again, a few weeks after the incident.

Production details

* Production Company: Motlys A/S * Producer: Yngve Sæther * Writer:

* Distributor:

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* Filming start date: 12.02.07 * Filming end date 30.03.07 * Director: Stian Kristiansen * Music:

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

Geir Zahl Geir Zahl (born 19 May 1975) is a Norwegian musician. He is known for playing guitar in the Norwegian rock group Kaizers Orchestra. The band was founded by Geir Zahl and Janove Ottesen who had both played together in some other bands, namely Bl ...

* Budget: 15.5 million NKR

Cast

* Jarle -

Rolf Kristian Larsen Rolf Kristian Larsen (born May 18, 1983) is an actor from Stavanger, Norway. He portrayed the character "Morten-Tobias" in the Norwegian film "Fritt Vilt" (English title "Cold Prey") in 2006. He also starred in the film " Mannen som elsket Yngv ...

* Helge - Arthur Berning * Yngve - Ole Christoffer Ertvaag * Katrine -

Ida Elise Broch Ida Elise Broch (born 25 June 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She is the half-sister of Nicolai Cleve Broch and Christian Cleve Broch. Broch played Catherine in the film ''The Man Who Loved Yngve'' and had a starring role in the film ''Switch''. Sh ...

* Oljeungen - Erlend Stene * Jarle's father -

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* Andreas - Knut Sverdrup Kleppestø

References

External links

* 2008 films 2000s Norwegian-language films Norwegian LGBT-related films Films scored by John Erik Kaada {{Norway-film-stub