Underplayed Gems

80 Degrees East of Birdland (2000)

80 Degrees East of Birdland poster
Original title
80 grader aust for Birdland
Directed by
Sølvi Ann Lindseth Barber
Genre
drama, music
Country
Norway
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An American jazz ensemble gets stranded on a remote Norwegian farm. The elderly farmer thinks they are there to bring him to a retirement home.

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What happens

80 Degrees East of Birdland (Norwegian: 80 grader aust for Birdland) is a 2000 Norwegian short film directed by Sølvi A. Lindseth. It follows an American Jazz ensemble as they get stranded on a farm in rural Norway. The old man who lives there believes they have come to take him away to a retirement home. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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