Just Bea (2004)
"Bare Bea" (original title)

Bea is 16 and nine months, and the only one left in her crowd who yet hasn't debuted sexually. This seems to be a problem for her when she falls in love with the most popular guy at school.... See full summary »

Director:

Petter Næss

Writer:

Johan Bogaeus

Stars:

Kaia Foss, Kamilla Grønli Hartvig, Ida Thurman-Moe

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kaia Foss	...	Beatrice 'Bea' Løvås
Kamilla Grønli Hartvig	...	Mia
Ida Thurman-Moe	...	Sara (as Ida Thurmann-Moe)
Maria Brinch	...	Anniken (as Maria Gullaksen Brinch)
Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen	...	Anders
Espen Klouman-Høiner	...	Daniel Vik
Henrik Skjerve	...	Alex
Fredric Finzi Gjertsen	...	Bronc
Christoffer Lossius	...	Trond
Stig Zeiner-Gundersen	...	Gustav
Nastaran Javedani	...	Ursil
Kristina Kvåle	...	Nina
Lindsay Sanders	...	Julia
Jakob Oftebro	...	Jørgen
Janne Kokkin	...	Mother

Storyline

Bea is 16 and nine months, and the only one left in her crowd who yet hasn't debuted sexually. This seems to be a problem for her when she falls in love with the most popular guy at school. Her friends tell her that the first time always sucks, and helps her get some experience first because you don't want to screw the first time with your boyfriend.

---

Plot Keywords:

teenager | sex | character name in title

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

Norway Sweden

Language:

Norwegian Danish English

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Bea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmlance International AB, Maipo Film, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Bea's room there is a poster on the wall of the band "Surferosa", the same band that did the music for the soundtrack.

---

Goofs

In the scene where Anders and Bea are in the room drinking, there are two ice cubes left in the glasses when they are empty. When Bea refills the glasses moments later the ice cubes are gone (there wasn't time for them to have melted).

User Reviews

Wonderful tale of first love

I enjoyed this film very much! it's a heartfelt account of a 16-year-old girl, Bea, she's the last in her group of friends who is still a virgin. And of course she's thinking a lot about sex, why is it her who hasn't done it yet...

Her girl friends set her up with an older boy (because, as they say, you shouldn't have sex for the first time with someone you love), and that guy, Anders, seems a bit aloof at first but the two understand each other well. On the other hand, Bea does have a crush on a very handsome guy from the year above her, Daniel, who seems to find her attractive too.

I feel that "Bare Bea" explains very well the feelings that go through Bea's mind while she's trying to establish herself and that the film portrays very naturally the feelings about sex and love that Bea experiences in her relationships with Anders and with Daniel.