Hawaii, Oslo 2004
- Director: Eric Poppe
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Trond Espen Seim, Jan Gunnar Röise, Evy Kasseth Rösten, Stig Henrik Hoff, Silje Torp, Petronella Barker
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- None of them
- Why? The title
- Seen: 13 September 2022
This is really a case of having no idea
what to expect. A Norwegian film I’ve never even heard of. But that title, I’ve
just got to see it.
It’s the hottest it’s been in Oslo for a
long time. Leon (Röise) is terrified of meeting his old girlfriend Åsa (Rösten)
after eleven years. Vidar (Seim), his mentor at the mental hospital supports and
encourages him. Then we have Frode (Hoff) and Milla (Torp) who have just had a
baby with a fatal heart defect with a tiny chance to survive if they can raise
thousands and thousands for surgery in a private American clinic. Then we have
two boys, their suicidal mother, a romantic ambulance driver, a brother in
prison for armed robbery…
The stories and characters weave together. Words like ‘heart-breaking,’ and ‘heart-warming’ come to mind but they’re too trite. Aren’t they? But that’s what this film is. It’s a real gem. I hope you can find it and see it.
4 ½* of 5
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