Zero Kelvin (1995)
"Kjærlighetens kjøtere" (original title)

Larsen, an aspiring poet in 20's Oslo, leaves his girlfriend to spend a year as a trapper in East Greenland. There he is teamed with a seemingly rough old sailor/trapper, Randbek, and a ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writers:

Lars Bill Lundholm, Hans Petter Moland,

Stars:

Stellan Skarsgård, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Randbæk
Gard B. Eidsvold	...	Henrik Larsen
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Jakob Holm
Camilla Martens	...	Gertrude
Paul-Ottar Haga	...	Officer
Johannes Joner	...	Company Man
Erik Øksnes	...	Captain
Lars Andreas Larssen	...	Judge
Juni Dahr	...	Woman in park
Johan Rabaeus	...	Man in park
Frank Iversen	...	Poetry Buyer
Tinkas Qorfiq	...	Jane

Storyline

Larsen, an aspiring poet in 20's Oslo, leaves his girlfriend to spend a year as a trapper in East Greenland. There he is teamed with a seemingly rough old sailor/trapper, Randbek, and a scientist, Holm. Trapped in a tiny hut together as the arctic winter sets in, a complex and intense love/hate relationship develops between Randbek and Larsen, who are more similar than either would like to admit. A powerful psychological and physical drama set against stunningly bleak arctic scenery.

---

Plot Keywords:

greenland | winter | male frontal nudity | 1920s | snow | 

---

Taglines:

Kaerlekens fryspunkt.

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

Norway Sweden

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

27 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zero Kelvin

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Box Office

Gross:

$2,535,000 (Finland)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norsk Film, Sandrews

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Superb thriller

Gard, a Norweigen poet signs up for for some trapper organisation in Greenland. Assumingly looking for adventures and possible material for his writing. In Greenland things slowly starts to turn ugly. His boss Randbaek is a unreasonable man that seems to have a need to bully someone. The only other person on the station is a calm scientist that only engages in a situation if he absolutely has to.

One of the best things about this film is the depth of Randebaks character. Despite him being really foul and wretched there is plenty of glimpses of a person with regret beneath this rubble. At times he and Gard accomplished some kind of frail peace and at tmies Randaek even seems to respect Gard. But before there, off-course, they have already exchanged to many blows...

Its a raw and powerful film. With the icy north creating a great backdrop for their escalating conflict. Wonderful atmosphere. Lots of humor. With all the actors turning in good performances ( and with Stellan Skarsgard being particularly awesome). The film is at heart a mini-dram (even though there ARE some action) and much of it takes place in a primitive cottage. In kinda reminded me of the likewise excellent Runnaway Train. Great entertaining thriller with a serious edge.