House of Fools (2008)
"De Gales hus" (original title)

Director:

Eva Isaksen

Writers:

Karin Fossum (novel), Tom Gulbrandsen (script consultant),

Stars:

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Thorbjørn Harr, Fridtjov Såheim

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal	...	Aina
Thorbjørn Harr	...	Stetson
Fridtjov Såheim	...	Odin
Rolf Kristian Larsen	...	Formel
Andrea Bræin Hovig	...	Maria
Tone Beate Mostraum	...	Stormsenteret (as Tone Mostraum)
Joachim Rafaelsen	...	Moffa
Hildegun Riise	...	Engelen
Besim Jakupi	...	Zoran
Pål Sverre Hagen	...	Tussi (as Pål Sverre Valheim)
Jeppe Beck Laursen	...	Jørgen
Frank Kjosås	...	Ruben
Anneke von der Lippe	...	Hedda
Rolf Lassgård	...	Freiner
Christin Borge	...	Kokka

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (Norway)

Also Known As:

House of Fools

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 18,052,332 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norsk Filmproduksjon A/S, Anagram Produktion, NRK Aktivum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

OK attempt, but nothing new

De Gales Hus is not a bad movie. It is mildly touching at times, almost sad, almost funny, almost interesting, but not quite.

It tries to tackle a very difficult subject, and does give a little bit of insight into the dark reality of deep depression. The movie puts forth how a mental illness is in fact an _illness_ and thus can happen to anyone, and argues how everyone's got problems, but some might have a more difficult time learning how to cope, for various reasons.

But ultimately the movie falls into a trap of feel-good simplicity. The somewhat similar "Kunsten å tenke negativt" (also starring Fridtjov Såheim) did a much better job at this a couple of years back.