''Hawaii, Oslo'' is a 2004

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, directed by Erik Poppe with a screenplay by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie,

Jan Gunnar Røise Jan Gunnar Røise (born 24 September 1975) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Eidsvoll, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre, and has been employed there ...

and Petronella Barker. The film's music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. Produced by Finn Gjerdrum and distributed by Paradox Spillefilm, the film is in the

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and was edited by Arthur Coburn.

Production

The film was shot in

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, Norway, with an estimated budget of NOK 20,000,000.

Plot

Vidar (Seim), who works at a

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, 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

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s. 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. ''

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'' gave the film five out of six points, and called it an "intense cinematic experience". ''

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'' 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).

Cast

* Trond Espen Seim as Vidar *

as Leon * Evy Kasseth Røsten as Åsa * Stig Henrik Hoff as Frode *

Silje Torp Færavaag Silje Torp (born Silje Torp Færavaag, 19 October 1974 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actress, author, and trainer. Biography Torp attended the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1997 until 2000. Before this, she lived in Italy for three years ...

as Milla * Robert Skjærstad as Viggo * Petronella Barker as Bobbie * Bejamin Røsler as Mikkel * Ferdinand Falsen-Hiis as Magne * Judith Darko as Tina * Aksel Hennie as Trygve *

Morten Faldaas Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Da ...

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