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6.0/10
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A couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.A couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.A couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total
Anders Baasmo
- Primus
- (as Anders Baasmo Christiansen)
Jon Vegard Hovdal
- Pøbel
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the events of the film take place in Norway, the filming location for the run-down hotel was found from the neighboring Sweden.
- SoundtracksCecen Kizi
Written by Tanbûrî Cemil Rey
Arranged by Emin Findikoglu
Performed by Emin Findikoglu & friends
(c) 1972 Yonca Music
Featured review
There's great potential for comedy when different cultures are put together, and a house for refugees is also a very relevant setting for a modern day comedy. The actors in this movie all deliver solid performances, and act convincingly as the characters they are portraying. I also quite like a lot (everything?) seems like it's filmed on location. There's a great potential here for both comedy, and a heartwarming story.
Somehow the movie fails to deliver on both. At times it is surprisingly cynical, and some of the characters go back and forwards between believable and caricature. I did appreciate some of the dark humour, but it would have worked better with more believable characters. The woman working for the local government feels like she taken from a Ben Stiller comedy, while some of the refugees could have been characters in a drama. Not because of the quality of anyone's acting, but because the characters themselves feels like they're made for completely different movies.
The ending plays like it's supposed to make you feel good and think that people are alright - but the message it actually conveys feels more misanthropic than it does heartwarming.
Somehow the movie fails to deliver on both. At times it is surprisingly cynical, and some of the characters go back and forwards between believable and caricature. I did appreciate some of the dark humour, but it would have worked better with more believable characters. The woman working for the local government feels like she taken from a Ben Stiller comedy, while some of the refugees could have been characters in a drama. Not because of the quality of anyone's acting, but because the characters themselves feels like they're made for completely different movies.
The ending plays like it's supposed to make you feel good and think that people are alright - but the message it actually conveys feels more misanthropic than it does heartwarming.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Welcome to Norway!
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $613,522
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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