Comrade Pedersen (2006)
- Original title
- Gymnaslærer Pedersen
- Directed by
- Hans Petter Moland
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A high school teacher moves to a small industrial town in Norway during the late 1960s and 1970s. He tries to build a quiet life but becomes involved with the Marxist-Leninist movement.
slow-burncerebralmelancholicperiodpoliticalintrospectivegroundedquietly intense
What happens
Comrade Pedersen (Norwegian: Gymnaslærer Pedersen) is a 2006 Norwegian drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp. It is set in the late 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a high-school teacher who tries to settle down in a small industrial town and gets caught up in the then trending Marxist-Leninist movement in Norway. The film is an adaptation of Dag Solstad's 1982 novel Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land ("Gymnasium teacher Pedersen's report on the great political awakening that has haunted our country"). The film premiered on 24 February 2006. Moland received the Best Director award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Dahl Torp received the prize for Best Actress at the 2006 Amanda Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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