''Hawaii, Oslo'' is a 2004 Norwegian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

, 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 narrative ...

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 fo ...

. 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 Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and producer, son of jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft. Career In 1989, Wesseltoft collaborated with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet and was soon after ...

. 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

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway, with an estimated budget of

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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 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. ''

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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. ''

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'' also gave the film six out of six points.

Awards

The film was awarded two

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

s 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 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 as John

References

External links

* {{Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award 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