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Hawaii, Oslo (2004)

Hawaii, Oslo poster
Directed by
Erik Poppe
Genre
drama film
Country
Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people in Oslo have their lives intersect over the course of a single day. A man tries to escape a troubled past while others search for connection and meaning.

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What happens

Hawaii, Oslo is a 2004 Norwegian drama film, directed by Erik Poppe with a screenplay by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie, Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker. The film's music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. Produced by Finn Gjerdrum and distributed by Paradox Spillefilm, the film is in the Norwegian language and was edited by Arthur Coburn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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