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- DirectorSvend WamStarsTorgeir SchjervenLasse TømteKjersti DøvigenThe teenagers Lasse and Geir are arrested after making trouble on a night bus into town. After a night in the slammer they go home. To Geir's alcoholic mother and to Lasse's father, who is terrorizing the entire family.
- DirectorPetter VennerødSvend WamStarsThomas RobsahmAre SjaastadEspen MoreiteA 16 year old boy growing up in the 60'ies, trying to go his own ways. He is inseparable from his friends and starts dropping school and starts experimenting with life, sex, drugs, alcohol.
- StarsHenny MoanMarit ØstbyeTrini LundThe spaceship Marco Polo is returning from a mission at the newly discovered planet Rossum. While the five members of the crew are in deep sleep a mysterious shape is captured on one of the surveillance monitors. Awakened the crew soon discover that one of their number has been killed, and something is living among them in the shape of a crewmate. But who is it??
- DirectorEgil KolstøStarsLise FjeldstadPia BorgliOle-Jørgen NilsenThe middle aged Marianne has a disillusioned daughter of 16 with no belief in her future. She becomes a punk and starts getting in conflict with the police, and Marianne realizes she supports her daughters cause to fight against the madness.
- DirectorJarl Emsell LarsenStarsGeir BrurokHanne LindbækLasse LindtnerSome young house squatters occupy an empty building in Oslo, and get in trouble with the authorities.
- DirectorLeidulv RisanStarsSverre Anker OusdalEwa CarlssonEllen HornTwo boys who were found sick on a boat in the sea near northern Norway, are hospitalized with mysterious symptoms. Doctor Jon Hoff can't help them, they die shortly after. He finds the same symptoms on a cat, which is the only living soul found on the tanker Rubicon that drifts in the sea. The secret service starts investigating the case, confiscates the bodies. When Hoff notices that the whole event shall be kept secret, he begins to investigate on his own. He begins to realize that his patients showed symptoms of a nuclear contamination which politicians and military want to keep from the public by all means.
- DirectorTristan de Vere ColeStarsBjørn SundquistFrank GrimesMichael KitchenDeep sea diver Bricks has had 524 diving operations, inspecting oil installations in the North Sea. He and Gunnar are to retire. Gunnar and rookie Rolf are persuaded to one last job. But the diving bell is stuck 100 meters below sea level.
- DirectorOla SolumTristan de Vere ColeStarsHelge JordalSverre Anker OusdalHans Ola SørlieA group of seamen from Norway find a Soviet listening station and they become targets for both America and Russia. Another cold war takes place.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsPer Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarit Pia JacobsenWhen his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be ladies' man Kjell Bjarne discover that not only can they survive on the outside--they can thrive. But as their courage grows, they find oddball ways to cope with society and strike up friendships in the unlikeliest places.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsPer Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarian Saastad OttesenThree years have passed since Elling moved to town with Kjell Bjarne, his roommate from the institution at Brøynes. Elling now lives on his own in the apartment. Kjell Bjarne has moved up one floor, to Reidun and her little daughter Mojo. Feeling like an outsider, Elling isolates himself more and more. He observes humanity with astonishment and wonders at how everyone else seems to be adjusting so well. Finally, Kjell Bjarne takes care of the situation. Elling protests, but he is still pretty happy as he is transformed into a new man: clean, fully rested, and well-dressed. Deep inside, he also knows what's lacking, and one evening he finally finds the woman he knows is able to fill the void in his life. He's willing to do anything to win her trust and love. But when he is invited to his new girlfriend's for dinner, a few objections appear to Elling, and the story doesn't end quite the way he had thought it would.
- DirectorEva IsaksenStarsPer Christian EllefsenGrete NordråHelge ReissIn this prequel to Elling (2001), Elling, a slightly autistic, but opinionated young man, lives with his aging mother who is worried what he'll do without her. She decides to take him on a trip to Spain to see new things.
- DirectorUlrik Imtiaz RolfsenStarsKristoffer JonerNicolai Cleve BrochThomas Bo Larsen1979 is ending, the 80s are approaching rapidly. Carl and Robert, two slacker best friends who smoke hashish as a way of cheerful living - have been peddling hashish for a decade, hitting an all time high with this last batch: 45 Kilos of pure, high grade Nepalese Hashish destined for the draught-dry Oslo streets. In their own eyes they are not criminals they simply provide the life-essential drug to a suffering population. But then Glenn comes along, their friend and ambitious financial-backer-destined-to-be-a-yuppie. He has plans to make this deal even bigger than they have been led to believe. Following the delivery of the hashish, the police are on their tail for heroin-smuggling a fact they cannot explain as they both hate heroin and would never touch the drug. Finally they both awake from their self-induced haze, and fight back in a hilarious, suspenseful and dramatic ending.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsMarit Synnøve BergFrode WintherMorten LarsenThe movie portrays Norway's most spectacular robbery, where 11 men occupied central Stavanger for twenty minutes and escaped with 57 million kroner (appx $10 million). A police officer was shot and killed.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsAksel HennieAgnes KittelsenNicolai Cleve BrochThe true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
- DirectorPål JackmanStarsMads OusdalHildegun RiiseIngjerd EgebergDaniel Jul is a 28-year-old psychiatrist still living with his mom. He and his friend Ronny have one thing in common: they like searching for metallic objects in the ground. One day they find a jewel with the name "Janne" imprinted. This is the beginning of something big for Daniel. His life will never be the same. He's about to discover a lot of hidden secrets about himself and others.
- DirectorPål SletauneStarsRobert SkjærstadAndrine SætherPer Egil AskeA lazy postman puts his nose where it doesn't belong.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsIngar Helge GimleBrit Elisabeth HaagensliPer Christian EllefsenJohn and Siri Lill are a couple who have been together for most of their fortysomething years, but have yet to be married. He works for a newspaper and is a heavy drinker. She is a respected hairdresser working for Birger, a common friend. John, usually bottle-in-hand, is an ace at being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Tired of John's drinking, Siri decides to leave him and move to her parents' home. John's drinking then worsens, and their apartment becomes a mess. When Siri decides to return to their place,the Absolute Hangover really begins with a vengeance.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorMorten KolstadStarsTrond Peter Stamsø MunchKristian FigenschowGuri JohnsonRonny and Jørgen live in a Norwegian town called Svolvær (Lofoten, Norway). They come up with the brilliant idea, starting up an illegal radio-channel called "Radio Feskslog".
- DirectorPer BlomStarsLine StoresundHilde Nyeggen MartinsenMerete MoenA couple of twelve-year-old Norwegian girls struggle with their intense, taboo relationship during the 1930s.
- DirectorEva IsaksenStarsHåvard BakkeTommy KarlsenHelle Beck FigenschowA young boy named Pelle falls in love with the drug addict Lena. Then he and his friend Proffen tries to save her from the drugs.
- DirectorJan Erik DüringStarsRolv WesenlundBritt LanglieSølvi WangThis is the story about the great man of Olderdalen which starts as a simple shop-owner in the country and ends up as a tycoon in the capital (right after WW1.)
- DirectorStein-Roger BullStarsRolv WesenlundBritt LanglieRolf SandIn Olderdalen Bør Børson has affirmed his stand as the king of the valley and the richest man with the biggest house.
- DirectorBo HermanssonStarsRolv WesenlundAud SchønemannFinn MehlumFleksnes has a good life, but misses the woman in his life. His mother is helpful, and has several solutions to the problem to prevent him from being the last Fleksnes. Charm school must be a solution.
- DirectorJan Erik DüringStarsRolv WesenlundElsa LystadSverre HolmFor many years Terje has been saving up money to buy a cabin, but realizes he'd rather have a boat. Some dealings turns him into a luxury boat owner, and the trouble begins.
- DirectorEdith CarlmarStarsLeif JusterUnni BernhoftFrank RobertAt a high mountain hotel in Norway the porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.
- DirectorSigve EndresenStarsBjarte HjelmelandStig Henrik HoffMona Hofland"Bytting" is a child which is replaced with a kid of underground heritage. Superstitions about kids which were different, with physical, psychic or mental disorder, and often they where placed out in the woods in hope of a change back.
- DirectorSølve SkagenStarsKristin KajanderFrank KrogMarianne NielsenSuburban teenager Ida grows up outside Oslo, is starting off with drugs and meets the homeless alcoholic charmer Knut, which soon is her big love. Destined for a hard life in drugs and alcohol, how can they turn their lives around?
- DirectorLasse GlommStarsEirik KvåleEindride EidsvoldOle MøystadTwo 16 year old petty criminals steals a car and are followed by the police in a dramatic car chase, and when they boys are about to run off by foot, one is shot by the police. This changes the other boy's life.
- DirectorOddvar Bull TuhusStarsRune DybedahlPer Theodor HaugenLiv Bernhoft OsaFollowing the Norwegian ice hockey club Manglerud/Star through their season with conflicts through wins and losses, when the get the Finnish National coach as new trainer.
- DirectorOddvar Bull TuhusStarsRune DybedahlCecilie HolterAnders VolleIn a year with many international happenings, the most important thing for this gang is rock'n'roll and Elvis' last movie. This gang decides it all, and loyalty is everything.
- DirectorHans Otto NicolayssenStarsJon SkolmenSverre Anker OusdalHilde GrytheAn ordinary man Reinert, goes out in the morning for throwing his garbage in a plastic-bag. At the same time a bank-robbery happens in the neighborhood. The loot from the robbery is also kept in a plastic-bag.
- DirectorDavid WingateStarsNils UtsiRoald KristiansenAnne GullestadIn a near future the sea is almost drained for it's resources, due to big trawlers from UniFish emptying the sea for anything alive., ruining the lives of the small fisher men.
- DirectorSigve EndresenA warm story about the fight for a decent life. Deals with teenagers having problems with alcohol and drugs.
- DirectorOla SolumStarsJulia Onsager SteenLiv Bernhoft OsaBjørn Willberg AndersenMaren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight. Painstaking recreations of medieval customs and settings dominate the film.
- DirectorSølve SkagenStarsFrank KrogKristin KajanderAnne KrigsvollThe lonely, divorced and disillusioned lawyer Lex Larsen comforts himself by drinking "Brun Bitter" helps out a small boy finding his lost bike, and finds himself hunting a serial killer in a undercurrent of sex and violence.
- DirectorOla SolumStarsAnders MordalIngrid LarsenRoy BjørnstadThe three 13 year old friends lives close to the airport, and discovers that something fishy is going on around the time the American foreign minister is about to land.
- DirectorBent HamerStarsBaard OweEspen SkjønbergGhita NørbyA drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.
- DirectorMartin AsphaugStarsEspen SkjønbergNicolay Lange-NielsenCamilla Strøm HenriksenGothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cabin where he left her to die while she gave birth to their surviving son.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdGard B. EidsvoldBjørn SundquistA young writer whose proposal was recently rejected goes to Greenland to spend a year at an outpost for hunting and trapping animals for furs. At the outpost he meets two men who are none too keen to spend the winter with the newcomer.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsStellan SkarsgårdSverre Anker OusdalMaria MathiesenIn a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.