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Directed by:
Bent HamerScreenplay:
Bent HamerCinematography:
John Christian RosenlundComposer:
John Erik KaadaCast:
Nina Andresen-Borud, Trond Fausa, Fridtjov Såheim, Reidar Sørensen, Ingunn Beate Øyen, Tomas Norström, Joachim Calmeyer, Kai Remlov, Cecile Mosli (more)Plots(1)
In the small fictional Norwegian town Skogli, a puzzle of characters intersects with each other in different stories. These characters represent a wide range of ages and social classes, blending humor and tragedy, tenderness and desperation; but always open for forgiveness and hope. The stories bring forward the theme of living together in all aspects and it explores love at any age and in all its phases, from giving birth to dying. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (3)
Sometimes it is good to watch a Christmas movie that looks at things from a different perspective. Often it might be a great experience, which, however, is not true about this movie even though it had the potential. In which Christmas movie you have a sniper targeting your child in the middle of some thermal power station? After that it is a series of sad stories which should intersect at the end. And I admit I expected this intersection to be more interesting. Moreover I expected more hope when it is Christmas, and not only nostalgia and sadness.
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Too much talking, too many dysfunctional shots, not enough truly impressive absurdities, and at the end, internationalism as the star of Bethlehem... nope, this is not the type of Hamer film I like. Though it's not bad, al least certainly not in the Christmas film category.
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It's one of those films for viewers trying to showcase interesting, perhaps slightly odd, perhaps slightly humorous characters, especially during the Christmas season when some situations are truly absurd, others dramatic and emotional. However, overall, it doesn't manage to captivate much, and it's mostly just certain scenes that impress, but the whole doesn't work.
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