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Meet Jo Idstad: age 13. He?s about to meet his dream girl.

Not one to take risks, Jo survives his school days with his wits. He?s convinced danger lurks everywhere and avoids any perceived ?death-traps,? like the school bully, sports or girls ? and prefers the safety of math equations and collecting football cards (especially the elusive Liverpool Goalie card). Enter new girl in school, Mari ? gifted at both football AND math?plus, she is really cute and sends Jo?s world into a tailspin. And let?s be honest, Jo really didn?t need this kind of trouble in his life right now.

Season:
2011
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Arild Andresen
Cinematography:
Gaute Gunnari
Cast:
Asle van der Hagen, Sussanne Boucher, Andrine Saether, Fridtjov Saheim
Editor:
Jon Endre Mork
Producer:
Hakon Overas, Karin Julsrud
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Aslak Hartberg

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The exotic island of Trinidad becomes a place where couples discover their marriages need more nursing than their poolside cocktails.

Season:
2011
Director:
Maria Sodahl
Cinematography:
Manuel Alberto Claro
Cast:
Lena Endre, Bryan Brown, Cecilie A. Mosli, Line Verndal, Catherine Emmanuel, Garrett Schenck, Henrik Rafaelsen, Michael Cherrie, Dana Leigh, Jane Willingham
Editor:
Jens Christian Fodstad
Producer:
Petter J. Borgli, Gudny Hummelvoll
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Johan Soderqvist

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In the house of fools, we all have a chance to be free.

More than anything else, Aina wants to be released from the grip of mental illness. After throwing herself through a shop window, desperate measures are called for, leading to treatment through therapy groups and horseback riding lessons. Eventually, Aina recognizes that those who try to help her (including Stetson, named after his own hat) are doing so out of love, and her spirit starts to come back to life.

Season:
2010
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Eva Isaksen
Cinematography:
Harald Gunnar Paalgard
Cast:
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Thorbjørn Harr, Fridtjov Såheim, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Rolf Lassgård, Andrea Bræin Hovig
Editor:
Pål Gengenbach, Silje Nordseth
Producer:
Hilde Berg, Bent Rognlien
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Adam Nordén

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Love comes in all colors.

Jan sees her on a streetcar one day. In her red coat and holding a bag of oranges, she seizes his attention with a smile. When she gets off the streetcar, Jan can?t forget her. Who is she? What if he never sees her again? He embarks on a journey to find the girl with the oranges, a journey that will lead him through winter-cold Oslo and all the way to Spain.

Season:
2010
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Eva Dahr
Cinematography:
Harald G. Paalgard
Cast:
Mikkel Bratt Silset, Harald Thompson Rosenstrøm, Annie Nygaard, Emilie K. Beck, Rebekka Karijord
Editor:
Perry Eriksen
Producer:
Axel Helgeland
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Music:
Håkon Garpestad

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Which is really the ?wrong? side of the tracks?

A vibrant drama-comedy, Upperdog marks the return of Sara Johnsen (Kissed by Winter, Cinequest 2006) with an elegant narrative about the search for self and love.

Season:
2010
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Sara Johnsen
Cinematography:
John Andreas Andresen
Cast:
Hermann Sabado, Mads Sjøbård Pettersen, Agnieszka Grochowska, Bang Chau, Ole Paus, Kjersti Holmen, Yngvild Stæen Grotmol, Birgitte Victoria Svendsen, Tone Danielsen, Magnus Bjørnstad
Editor:
Zaklina Stojevska
Producer:
Asle Vatn, Christian Fredrik Martin
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama, Comedy
Music:
Marcus Paus

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Eight old-timers come upon a young woman stuck in a swamp.

Season:
2004
Director:
Hans Petter Morland

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A couple's caravan gets in the way of their troubled love life.

Season:
2004
Director:
Dag M¿rk

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Great stories are timeless. Great people are inspirational. Sometimes, on a rare occasion, we are lucky enough to discover both. A Polish Jew, Moritz Rabinowitz, was an astute businessman who built his clothing empire from scratch, after years of selling textiles and watches from village to village. Before the war, he was an outspoken fighter against Nazism and was the first person the Germans wanted to arrest after the occupation.

Season:
2004
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Jon Haukeland, Tore Vollan
Cinematography:
Tore Vollan
Editor:
S¿ren Ebbe, Trygve Hagen, Hanne Myren
Producer:
Hanne Myren
Composer:
Richard Johnsen
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles

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If someone stole your daughter, would you steal her back? In a moment of rage and despair, Harald does what he has long dreamt of but never dared: He kidnaps Lisa, the daughter he is banned from seeing. Suddenly, Harald has his hands full. Not only are the police and a terrified ex on his tail, but also seven-year-old Lisa turns out to be his toughest opponent. She doesnÕt understand why her parents have divorced or why she cannot see her mother anymore. She also has no desire for HaraldÕs dream of a new life abroad.

Season:
2003
Director:
Trygve Allister Diesen
Cinematography:
Harald Gunnar Paalgard
Cast:
¿rgen Langhelle, Vera Rudi, Andrea Br¾in Hovig, Kari Simonsen, Ingierd Egeberg
Editor:
Einar Egeland
Producer:
Hilde Berg, Bent Rognlien
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles

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Celebrated by Variety magazine, P?l Jackman's Detector is a compelling, visionary work about uncovering the past and learning one's own identity. Daniel has one hobby (metal detecting), one job (new), one mother (domineering), and no father (dead). In his job as a psychologist, he looks into the lives of patients of varying confusion-while attempting to gain independence from his domineering mother. Daniel is also seeking clues about the dead father he never knew, as it is quite possible Mother has not told the whole truth..

Season:
2002
Director:
P?l Jackman
Cinematography:
Bo Tengberg
Cast:
Mads Ousdal, Hildegun Riise, Allan Svensson, Harald Eia, Sverre Porsanger, Ingjerd Egeberg, Jon ¯igarden
Producer:
Edward A. Dreyer
Language:
Norwegian with English subtitles
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