Underplayed Gems

Halfway to Haugesund (1997)

Halfway to Haugesund poster
Original title
Halvveis til Haugesund
Directed by
Harald Østgaard Lund
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
6
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A failed punk musician named Otto drives to Haugesund for a gig in his father's old Opel Diplomat. He gets lost in Telemark and meets a woman who makes a living finding Americans' Norwegian roots. Strange events happen when he is chased by car enthusiasts who want the car's rare Chevrolet engine.

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What happens

Halvveis til Haugesund er en norsk dramakomedie fra 1997 som ble lansert under taglinen er «Det er eit helvete å ikkje ha bil i Telemark...» Den fallerte punkeren Otto får en spillejobb i Haugesund, og henter ut farens gamle Opel Diplomat fra bilopphuggeriet. I Telemark kjører han imidlertid feil og møter Farida Svalastog, som lever av å finne amerikaneres norske røtter eller de som utgir seg for å være det. Deretter begynner underlige ting å skje, og Otto blir så å si fanget i Telemark. Han blir blant annet jaget av amcar-entusiaster som er på jakt etter motoren i Opel Diplomaten, i den står den nemlig en svært ettertraktet Chevrolet V8. Fremfor alt spiller filmen på mer eller mindre mytiske fortellinger om befolkningen og livet i øvre Telemark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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