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Returning Home (2015)

Returning Home poster
Original title
Å vende tilbake
Directed by
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A person returns to Norway after time away and tries to reconnect with their past. The film follows their quiet interactions and reflections on home.

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What happens

Returning Home (Norwegian: Å vende tilbake) is a 2015 Norwegian drama film directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. It was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to The Wave. The film received several reviews with "die throws" of 4 in Dagsavisen, Bergensavisen, and 3 in VG, Aftenposten, and Dagbladet. Å vende tilbake was previously the Norwegian title of Pedro Almodóvar's film Volver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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