Hawaii, Oslo

Hawaii, Oslo
Hawaii, Oslo
Directed by	Erik Poppe
Screenplay by	Harald Rosenløw Eeg
Story by	Erik Poppe; Harald Rosenløw Eeg;
Produced by	Finn Gjerdrum
Starring	Trond Espen Seim; Aksel Hennie; Jan Gunnar Røise; Petronella Barker; [clarification needed];
Edited by	Arthur Coburn
Music by	John Erik Kaada; Bugge Wesseltoft;
Distributed by
Release date	24 September 2004 (Norway)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Budget	NOK 20,000,000 (estimated)

Hawaii, Oslo is a 2004 Norwegian drama film, directed by Erik Poppe with a screenplay by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie, Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker.^{[clarification needed]}

The film's music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. Produced by Finn Gjerdrum and distributed by , the film is in the Norwegian language and was edited by Arthur Coburn.

Production[]

The film was shot in Oslo, Norway,^[2] with an estimated budget of NOK 20,000,000.^[1]

Plot[]

Vidar (Seim), who works at a psychiatric hospital, 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. Dagbladet gave the film five out of six points, and called it an "intense cinematic experience".^[3] Aftenposten awarded six out of six points, claiming the movie expanded the boundaries of Norwegian film.^[4] Verdens Gang also gave the film six out of six points.^[5]

Awards[]

The film was awarded two Amanda Awards in 2005 – "Best Film (Norwegian)" and "Best Screenplay". It was also nominated in the categories "Best Director" and "Best Actor" (Stig Henrik Hoff).^[6]

Cast[]

^{[clarification needed]}

Trond Espen Seim as Vidar
Jan Gunnar Røise as Leon
as Åsa
Stig Henrik Hoff as Frode
Silje Torp Færavaag as Milla
as Viggo
Petronella Barker as Bobbie
as Mikkel
as Magne
as Tina
Aksel Hennie as Trygve
as John

References[]

^ ^a ^b Database (n.d.). "Box Office / Business for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
^ Database (undated). "Filming locations for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ Bentzrud, Inger (27 August 2004). "Hawaii, Oslo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2008.
^ ^{[clarification needed]} Haddal, Per (16 October 2006). "Temperamentsfull norsk grenseutvidelse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
^ Sane, Ellen Margrethe (27 August 2004). "Magnetisk! 'Hawaii, Oslo'". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
^ Database (n.d.). "Awards for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

External links[]

Hawaii, Oslo at IMDb

[budget-1] Database (n.d.). "Box Office / Business for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

[2] Database (undated). "Filming locations for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[3] Bentzrud, Inger (27 August 2004). "Hawaii, Oslo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2008.

[4] {[clarification needed]} Haddal, Per (16 October 2006). "Temperamentsfull norsk grenseutvidelse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

[5] Sane, Ellen Margrethe (27 August 2004). "Magnetisk! 'Hawaii, Oslo'". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

[6] Database (n.d.). "Awards for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

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