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- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
- DirectorCharlotte BlomStarsAgnes KittelsenAnders BaasmoLinn SkåberThe comedy Staying Alive is about Marianne (34) who discovers out of the blue that her boyfriend Haakon is having an affair with Frida, a young colleague who makes waffles at work every Friday. Supported by her best friend's revenge tips and wisdom, Marianne stumbles into her new life where she eventually discovers that coziness is overrated, having funs is what matters.
- DirectorMarius HolstStarsBenjamin HelstadTrond NilssenStellan SkarsgårdNorwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?
- DirectorOle EndresenStarsAtle AntonsenLinn SkåberKåre ConradiCurling skip Truls Pålsen's team has to make a come back after suffering from psychic problems with oversizing details.
- DirectorMagnus MartensStarsKyrre HellumMads OusdalHenrik MestadTerrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the pools...
- DirectorAlexander EikStarsLasse ValdalAndreas Blix HenriksenSarah Elise SteensbyRough guy Kalle comes back to his home town loaded with cash, with only one though in mind: Getting Trine, the prettiest girl in town. But her fiancé is really in his way.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsKaia FossKamilla Grønli HartvigIda Thurman-MoeBea is 16 and nine months, and the only virgin left in her crowd. This seems to be a problem for her when she falls in love with the most popular guy at school. Her friends tell her that the first time always sucks, and they try to help her get some experience first so that the first time with someone she really loves is actually special.
- DirectorLeon BashirSebastian DalénStarsLeon BashirFarack AbbasAnders Danielsen LieThree small-time criminals finally get the chance to climb the ladder - but manages to f@#% it all up in royal manners.
- DirectorBerit NesheimStarsMaria KvalheimEllen HornHelge JordalFrida, aged 13, has discovered a book by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm called "The art of loving". Using it as a reference she sets out to better the love lives of her family and friends. But love works in mysterious ways...
- DirectorTorun LianStarsThea Sofie RustenJan Tore KristoffersenAnneke von der Lippe"Only Clouds..." is a film about eleven year old Maria, who has lost her little brother. Her mother disappears into her own sorrow, then Maria meets Jacob.
- DirectorTorun LianStarsLars BrunborgTobias BøksleCeline EngebrigtsenSelma's mother died giving birth to her, and Selma's step-aunt is living proof that men only cause trouble. So the 11-year-old girl makes a deal with her best friends that they will stay away from boys and dedicate their lives to science. By the way, Selma was probably born on another planet and not meant to fall in love with anyone. But what happens when her friends break the pact, and she actually meets a boy who's not like the rest? A beautiful story about exploring and finding out about life and what you want, and how difficult this can be. Especially when "nature" works against your principles and beliefs.
- DirectorHilde HeierStarsIda Maria Dahr NygaardAmanda Jean KvaklandIngrid LorentzenLittle Lotte and her father who works as the Queens bodyguard moves in with Kristin, a former beauty queen, and her daughter, Vendela. Kristin is grooming Vendela to win the Little Miss Norway contest, and as a result both girls gets more and more preoccupied with their looks. When Lotte is allowed to participate in the contest it soon becomes clear that being too vain can be a frightening experience.
- DirectorVibeke IdsøeStarsTorbjörn T. JensenJenny SkavlanBenjamin HelstadA little kid shrinks himself so that he can travel into the body of his grandfather. Here he has to kill the kidney-stone his grandfather is suffering from.
- DirectorErik GustavsonStarsSilje StorsteinTomas von BrömssenAndrine SætherOne day, ordinary Norwegian girl Sofie receives a videotape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They start to meet on different occasions as Alberto takes Sofie on an odyssey through the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and all the big revolutions, up to today. Throughout this journey, they realize that they are only fictions of a writer's imagination and start conceiving a plan to escape into reality.
- DirectorLars BergStarsThali LibermanØyvin Bang BervenPia BorgliWhile her mama is at the hospital to give birth, and her dad has gone off with a mistress, Maja has to survive by herself and her grandma, thanks to her Indian costume and her second Indian identity as Maja Stoneface.
- DirectorSirin EideStarsSofie CappelenMartine KarlsenAnne Krigsvoll13-year old Rikke sees Bea, the new girl in her class, as a challenge.
- DirectorOla SolumStarsJulia Onsager SteenLiv Bernhoft OsaBjørn Willberg AndersenMaren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight. Painstaking recreations of medieval customs and settings dominate the film.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsPer Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarit Pia JacobsenWhen his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be ladies' man Kjell Bjarne discover that not only can they survive on the outside--they can thrive. But as their courage grows, they find oddball ways to cope with society and strike up friendships in the unlikeliest places.
- DirectorEva IsaksenStarsPer Christian EllefsenGrete NordråHelge ReissIn this prequel to Elling (2001), Elling, a slightly autistic, but opinionated young man, lives with his aging mother who is worried what he'll do without her. She decides to take him on a trip to Spain to see new things.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsPer Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarian Saastad OttesenThree years have passed since Elling moved to town with Kjell Bjarne, his roommate from the institution at Brøynes. Elling now lives on his own in the apartment. Kjell Bjarne has moved up one floor, to Reidun and her little daughter Mojo. Feeling like an outsider, Elling isolates himself more and more. He observes humanity with astonishment and wonders at how everyone else seems to be adjusting so well. Finally, Kjell Bjarne takes care of the situation. Elling protests, but he is still pretty happy as he is transformed into a new man: clean, fully rested, and well-dressed. Deep inside, he also knows what's lacking, and one evening he finally finds the woman he knows is able to fill the void in his life. He's willing to do anything to win her trust and love. But when he is invited to his new girlfriend's for dinner, a few objections appear to Elling, and the story doesn't end quite the way he had thought it would.
- DirectorOle BornedalTony SpataroStarsMaria BonnevieGérard DepardieuChristopher EcclestonDina grows up in a village at a fjord in 1860s north Norway. As child, she accidentally kills her mom and loses her rich dad's love. She grows up to be a clever, pretty, wild, and strange woman. She marries a rich Frenchman.
- DirectorAlexander EikStarsThomas GiertsenAne Dahl TorpGard B. EidsvoldJakob has a superficial relationship to the women in his life. That is until he meets Nina. How will he cope with this new situation?
- DirectorAksel HennieJohn Andreas AndersenStarsAksel HennieNicolai Cleve BrochBjørn FlobergUno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still, it's better than home: His father is terminally ill, his brother is mentally handicapped, and he's unable to connect with his mother.But then, as his father is on his deathbed, the gym is raided by the police. David chooses to betray his friends in the hope of reaching his father for a last farewell. But it's too late. With his father dead and his mother grief-stricken, he's also forced to take responsibility for his brother on top of fighting off his former underworld friends. The crisis makes David realize what's truly important in his life: his family. He starts assuming responsibility for both his past and his future. By losing everything, David is given a chance to start over from scratch and rebuild his life.
- DirectorPål SletauneTony SpataroStarsKristoffer JonerCecilie A. MosliJulia SchachtJohn has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies
- DirectorArild FröhlichStarsPetrus Andreas ChristensenJørgen FossRobert Lindahl HaugThe only friend Jim can get is the only friend he really doesn't want, the fat boy called Pitbullterje. But for the first time in life he will experience that a friend can be both easy and difficult to cope with.
- DirectorKnut BohwimStarsArve OpsahlCarsten ByhringSverre HolmWeapon trade for half a billion, and the Olsen Gang is involved. They plan their final coup, and finally is Valgjerd allowed to participate, but not without some challenges.
- DirectorBjørn Fast NagellHarald ZwartStarsJan Edgar FjellPetter JørgensenAnders FjellSix "regular" guys leave their home and life in Fredrikstad in order to go to the World Cup in Germany to cheer on Norway.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsJan Edgar FjellFrode LieKai Helge HansenThe guys from the Ed Garage find themselves drafted for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental meeting with a U.S. Admiral (Don Johnson), the six misfits turn out to be the only ones between able to stop a nuclear disaster.
- DirectorChristopher NielsenStarsWoody HarrelsonSimon PeggPhil DanielsFour stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters, and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalRolf Kristian LarsenTomas Alf Larsen5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.
- DirectorMats StenbergStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalMarthe Snorresdotter RovikKim Arne HagenJannicke wakes up in the hospital. All of her friends are dead. As she walks through the dark corridors, she thinks she is left alone. But the nightmare isn't over yet.
- DirectorBård BreienStarsFridtjov SåheimKirsti Eline TorhaugHenrik MestadThe local disability support group visits an involuntary member, not realizing that it will bring them to a critical mass.
- DirectorMarius HolstStarsEnrico Lo VersoNazif MuarremiGlenn Andre Kaada15-year old Mirush. He travels to Norway to find his father, as he left the family when Mirush was small. Now his dad is running a restaurant in Oslo's backyards and struggling with debt burdens to the Albanian mafia in the capital city. His father has started a new life with a Norwegian girlfriend, and his Albanian family is just a vague memory--until Mirush shows up. He starts working for his father but doesn't say much. Slowly but surely they get to know each other but Mirush isn't fully prepared for what he finds out, and he's forced to make choices that will have major consequences for both of them.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsStig Frode HenriksenTommy WirkolaLinda Øverlie NilsenWhen a likable hillbilly sees his fiance, friends and family ruthlessly gunned down at his engagement party, he becomes determined to get revenge - as soon as he wakes up from his coma.
- DirectorEva IsaksenStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalThorbjørn HarrFridtjov SåheimAt the Varden Psychiatric Clinic, the attendants are mad and the inmates are sane. Here is found life in all its different faces. As 24-year-old Aina meets the insane gang, they bring back her lust for life.
- DirectorUlrik Imtiaz RolfsenStarsKristoffer JonerNicolai Cleve BrochThomas Bo Larsen1979 is ending, the 80s are approaching rapidly. Carl and Robert, two slacker best friends who smoke hashish as a way of cheerful living - have been peddling hashish for a decade, hitting an all time high with this last batch: 45 Kilos of pure, high grade Nepalese Hashish destined for the draught-dry Oslo streets. In their own eyes they are not criminals they simply provide the life-essential drug to a suffering population. But then Glenn comes along, their friend and ambitious financial-backer-destined-to-be-a-yuppie. He has plans to make this deal even bigger than they have been led to believe. Following the delivery of the hashish, the police are on their tail for heroin-smuggling a fact they cannot explain as they both hate heroin and would never touch the drug. Finally they both awake from their self-induced haze, and fight back in a hilarious, suspenseful and dramatic ending.
- DirectorArild FröhlichStarsNils Jørgen KaalstadJosefin LjungmanKyrre HellumOverweight loner Rino spends his days in seclusion, until his dad rents a room to an overtly sexual girl who challenges Rino to break down his walls.
- DirectorRasmus A. SivertsenStarsAtle AntonsenKristin SkogheimAksel HennieOne day Kurt discovers that society basically does not respect forklift operators very much. His wife is an ambitious architect. His neighbor is a medical doctor. Not even Kurt's own kids seem to be very happy about their father's occupation. Even if Kurt is popular among his colleagues and likes to drive a forklift, he quits his job, and starts climbing the social ladder. He wants to become a doctor, he wants to get rich, and he wants to be somebody. In the end, he even wants to become Prime Minister. But he does not have much success in any of his projects, and as time goes by, Kurt turns - vicious.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsGeir Vegar HoelØrjan GamstMartin StarrStill on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorMargreth OlinStarsMaria BonnevieGunilla RöörAntti ReiniAs the film opens, a doped-up Lea (Maria Bonnevie) makes an extremely bad impression on her baby daughter's foster parents; later, flashbacks reveal her disturbing youth and young adulthood. From the wrong side of the tracks, Lea grows up in a small house on the edge of the forest. When her father dies, her fragile mother Madelene takes up with the jealous alcoholic Ole. Unable to prevent Madelene from being beaten, Lea winds up as a substance abuser.
- DirectorPål ØieStarsKristoffer JonerCecilie A. MosliBjarte HjelmelandPainful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.
- DirectorSebastian DalénStarsLeon BashirFarack AbbasJeppe Beck LaursenAfter an unintentional "holiday" in prison, Ali has had enough. He has a plan which can't go wrong. He's gonna be a lawful citizen. All he needs is a race course, a circus and a money transport.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenAnders BaasmoGustaf SkarsgårdLegendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
- DirectorArild FröhlichStarsAtle AntonsenVera VitaliHåkon BøhmerAbout a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together at a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have in common is that they are both difficult to like. The hotel serves as their shared escape from the outside world and the problems it presents.
- DirectorRune Denstad LangloStarsAnders BaasmoOlivier MukutaSlimane DaziA couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
- DirectorRune Denstad LangloStarsAnders BaasmoKyrre HellumMarte AunemoNORTH Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely existence as the guard of a ski park. When he learns that he might be the father of a child way up north, he sets on a strange and poetic journey through Norway on a snowmobile, with 5 liters of alcohol as sole provisions. On this trip through amazing arctic landscapes, Jomar seems to do everything in his power to avoid reaching his destination. He meets other tender and confused souls, who will all contribute to push Jomar further along his reluctant journey towards the brighter side of life.
- DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsIne Marie WilmannSimon J. BergerAnneke von der LippeTwo half-siblings who grew up apart meet for the first time as adults and fall in love.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsNoomi RapaceAksel HennieAtle AntonsenA dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to reconnect, but each has intentions to kill the other. Before they can carry out their plans, unexpected visitors arrive and they face a greater danger.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsAksel HennieAgnes KittelsenNicolai Cleve BrochThe true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
- DirectorGunnar VikeneStarsKristoffer JonerPål Sverre HagenIne Marie WilmannThe sailor Alfred is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when World War II breaks out. Suddenly the sailors are in the front of the war, without any weapons.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsThomas GullestadJonathan Rhys MeyersMarie BlokhusThey were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIne Marie WilmannKim FalckMads Sjøgård PettersenDeep in the Dovre mountain, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature destroys everything in its path and quickly approaches Oslo.
- DirectorArild AndresenStarsNicolai Cleve BrochOda Garnås PaaskeThorbjørn HarrAt a dinner party one of the guest suggest that they should all put their mobile phones on the table and openly reveal what's on them, as everyone has secrets. Let's get it all out.