- Hawaii, Oslo
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name = Hawaii, Oslo
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director =Erik Poppe
producer = Finn Gjerdrum
writer =Harald Rosenløw Eeg
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starring =Trond Espen Seim Aksel Hennie Jan Gunnar Røise Petronella Barker
music = John Erik Kaada
cinematography =
editing = Arthur Coburn
distributor = Paradox Spillefilm
released =Norway :24 September 2004
runtime = 125 min.
country =Norway
language = Norwegian
budget = NOK 20,000,000 (estimated) [cite web | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0427339/business | title = Box office / business for Hawaii, Oslo (2004) | publisher =IMDb | author = | date = | accessdate = 2008-01-19]
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imdb_id = 0427339"Hawaii, Oslo" is a Norwegian film from 2004. It was directed by
Erik Poppe after a script byHarald Rosenløw Eeg . The music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. The film was well received by critics, and was awarded two Amanda Awards in 2005.Plot
The film is about the character Vidar, who works at a
psychiatric hospital . He tries to keep himself awake as much as he can, because he has several times dreamt of horrible events that turned out to be truepremonition s. At one point he dreams that Leon, one of the patients, who is supposed to meet his ex-girlfriend, never meets her, but is hit by an ambulance instead.Reception
"Hawaii, Oslo" was generally very well received by the Norwegian press. The newspaper "
Dagbladet " gave the film five out of six points, and called it an "intense cinematic experience". [no icon cite web | url = http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2004/08/27/406663.html | title = Hawaii, Oslo | publisher =Dagbladet | author = Inger Bentzrud | date = 2004-08-27 | accessdate = 2008-01-19] "Aftenposten " awarded six out of six points, claiming the movie expanded the boundaries of Norwegian film. [no icon cite web | url = http://oslopuls.no/film/article857785.ece | title = Temperamentsfull norsk grenseutvidelse | publisher =Aftenposten | author = Per Haddal | date = 2006-10-16 | accessdate = 2008-01-19] "Verdens Gang " also gave the film six out of six points. [no icon cite web | url = http://www1.vg.no/film/film.php?id=7186 | title = Magnetisk! "Hawaii, Oslo" | publisher =Verdens Gang | author = Ellen Margrethe Sand | date = 2004-08-27 | accessdate = 2008-01-19]The film was awarded two Amandas in 2005: for "Best Film (Norwegian)" and "Best Screenplay". It was also nominated within the categories "Best Director" and "Best Actor" (Stig Henrik Hoff). [cite web | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0427339/awards | title = Awards for Hawaii, Oslo (2004) | publisher =
IMDb | author = | date = | accessdate = 2008-01-19]Cast
* "Vidar" – Trond Espen Seim
* "Leon" – Jan Gunnar Røise
* "Åsa" – Evy Kasseth Røsten
* "Frode" – Stig Henrik Hoff
* "Milla" – Silje Torp Færavaag
* "Viggo" – Robert Skjærstad
* "Bobbie" – Petronella Barker
* "Mikkel" – Bejamin Røsler
* "Magne" – Ferdinand Falsen-Hiis
* "Tina" – Judith Darko
* "Trygve" – Aksel Hennie
* "John" – Morten FaldaasReferences
External links
*imdb title|0427339
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