Junk Mail (film)

Infobox Film
name = Junk Mail (film)


caption =Theatrical poster for Junk Mail
writer = Pål Sletaune
Jonny Halberg
starring = Robert Skjærstad
Andrine Sæther
Per Egil Aske
Eli Anne Linnestad
Trond Høvik
Henriette Steenstrup
Ådne Olav Sekkelsten
Trond Fausa Aurvaag | director = Pål Sletaune
producers = Peter Bøe and Dag Nordahl
cinematography = Kjell Vassdal
composer = Joachim Holbek
editor = Pål Gengenbach distributor = Lions Gate Films
released = February 21, 1997 (Norway)
runtime = 83 min
language = Norwegian
budget = $2,100,000
music =
awards =
imdb_id = 0118785

Junk Mail ("Budbringeren") is a Norwegian film made in 1997. The film won many awards including Best Actress for Eli Anne Linnestad, Best Actor for Robert Skjærstad and Best Film for Pål Sletauneat the Amanda Awards in Norway and the Mercedes-Benz award at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film makes evocative use of its spectacular setting, the Norwegian capital of Oslo. It avoids the most famous locations and instead uses the lesser-known streets, harbour and railway sidings; it was mainly filmed on location.

ynopsis

"Junk Mail" tells the story of lazy, nosy postman Roy Amundsen who has a bad habit of dipping into the mail of his customers. He takes this further when he finds the keys to the apartment of laundry assistant Line Groberg and decides to investigate her apartment. This leads to all manner of complications when he saves her life and then discovers that she's been coerced into covering up a crime and looking after money for local gangster.

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