Magnus Martens' Scandinavian sleeper hit Jackpot (2011) is an exciting, playful and bloody comedy from the producer of 2006's Cold Prey. Based on the book by Norway's leading crime writer, Jo Nesbø, the film follows a group of scruffy young men, all of them with a criminal background, including Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), Thor (Mads Ousdal), Billy (Arthur Berning) and Tresko (Andreas Cappelen). To celebrate this release, we have Three DVD copies of the film to give away, courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
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- 1/10/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Jackpot
Stars: Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus, Andreas Cappelen, Arthur Berning, Mads Ousdal | Written by Magnus Martens, Jo Nesbø | Directed by Magnus Martens
After thoroughly enjoying Headhunters earlier in the year, I was quite geared up for a rollover of Norwegian noir from none more blackly comic Scandinavian scribe Jo Nesbø. Jackpot is another slice of Tarantino/Coen Brothers-esque crime capery with a rich seam of dark humour running through it like a nine inch nail through the cranium.
Our ‘hero’ is Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), who works at a factory that takes old plastics, chips them up (remember that, it’s important) and turns them into small fake Christmas trees. Oscar’s company specialises in employing ex-cons. As such, Oscar finds himself keeping some less than reputable company. Soon he is embroiled in a football pool with three of his colleagues, which, due to a quirk of fate, they...
Stars: Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus, Andreas Cappelen, Arthur Berning, Mads Ousdal | Written by Magnus Martens, Jo Nesbø | Directed by Magnus Martens
After thoroughly enjoying Headhunters earlier in the year, I was quite geared up for a rollover of Norwegian noir from none more blackly comic Scandinavian scribe Jo Nesbø. Jackpot is another slice of Tarantino/Coen Brothers-esque crime capery with a rich seam of dark humour running through it like a nine inch nail through the cranium.
Our ‘hero’ is Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), who works at a factory that takes old plastics, chips them up (remember that, it’s important) and turns them into small fake Christmas trees. Oscar’s company specialises in employing ex-cons. As such, Oscar finds himself keeping some less than reputable company. Soon he is embroiled in a football pool with three of his colleagues, which, due to a quirk of fate, they...
- 1/2/2013
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Strangulations, ground-down corpses and bodies concealed inside tanning beds... surely we're talking about Tarantino or perhaps even one of the Coens' grittier films? Jackpot follows on from the phenomenal surprise success of last year's Headhunters, using another Jo Nesbo novel as source material for this darkly comic crime story. Having sold over nine million books, Norway's leading crime writer doesn't disappoint, again helping to sustain Scandinavia's current reputation as producers of high quality crime fiction.
Opening with a police interview set-up, Oscar Svendson (Kyrre Hellum) is quickly established as the film's protagonist. Combining filmed footage through the camera and 'live' action, Director and co-writer, Magnus Martens, uses Oscar's vulnerable situation to quickly make him a sympathetic lead. Having woken up weighed down by a corpse and surrounded by seven others in a Swedish strip joint, covered in blood and carrying a shotgun, Oscar has a lot of explaining to do...
Opening with a police interview set-up, Oscar Svendson (Kyrre Hellum) is quickly established as the film's protagonist. Combining filmed footage through the camera and 'live' action, Director and co-writer, Magnus Martens, uses Oscar's vulnerable situation to quickly make him a sympathetic lead. Having woken up weighed down by a corpse and surrounded by seven others in a Swedish strip joint, covered in blood and carrying a shotgun, Oscar has a lot of explaining to do...
- 8/24/2012
- Shadowlocked
Jo Nesbø has sold over 9 million books – This film is based on a story you haven’t read… An exciting, playful and bloody comedy from the producer of Cold Prey and based on a story by Norway’s leading crime writer, Jo Nesbø. Jackpot tells the story of four scruffy young men, all of them with a criminal background. Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), Thor (Mads Ousdal), Billy (Arthur Berning) and Tresko (Andreas Cappelen). They work at a factory in the middle of nowhere that makes plastic Christmas trees. And they bet on soccer …
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible...
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible...
- 8/9/2012
- by Kat
- Nerdly
Here’s the UK trailer for Jackpot which is based on the book by Jo Nesbo (who has sold over 9 million books!) and will be with us 10th August. It’s directed by Magnus Martens and stars Kyrre Hellum, Marie Blokhus, Henrik Mestad, Mads Ousdal, Arthur Berning and Andreas Cappelen. We’re hearing good things abut this one and it’s well worth checking out next week when it’s released in a cinema near you. Check out the trailer below.
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible story of four men who won top prize in a soccer...
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible story of four men who won top prize in a soccer...
- 8/3/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jo Nesbø has sold over 9 million books – Jackpot is based on a story you haven’t read.
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible story of four men who won top prize in a soccer pool and suddenly found themselves 1,739,361 kroner richer. But it turned out to be difficult to divide the money by four.
Jackpot is an exciting, playful and bloody comedy from the producer of Cold Prey. It is based on a story by Norway’s leading crime writer, Jo Nesbø. We meet a group of scruffy young men, all of them with a criminal background. Oscar...
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing.
Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the incredible story of four men who won top prize in a soccer pool and suddenly found themselves 1,739,361 kroner richer. But it turned out to be difficult to divide the money by four.
Jackpot is an exciting, playful and bloody comedy from the producer of Cold Prey. It is based on a story by Norway’s leading crime writer, Jo Nesbø. We meet a group of scruffy young men, all of them with a criminal background. Oscar...
- 8/3/2012
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jackpot
Stars: Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus, Andreas Cappelen, Arthur Berning, Mads Ousdal | Written by Magnus Martens, Jo Nesbø | Directed by Magnus Martens
After thoroughly enjoying Headhunters earlier in the year, I was quite geared up for a rollover of Norwegian noir from none more blackly comic Scandinavian scribe Jo Nesbø. Jackpot is another slice of Tarantino/Coen Brothers-esque crime capery with a rich seam of dark humour running through it like a nine inch nail through the cranium.
Our ‘hero’ is Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), who works at a factory that takes old plastics, chips them up (remember that, it’s important) and turns them into small fake Christmas trees. Oscar’s company specialises in employing ex-cons. As such, Oscar finds himself keeping some less than reputable company. Soon he is embroiled in a football pool with three of his colleagues, which, due to a quirk of fate, they...
Stars: Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus, Andreas Cappelen, Arthur Berning, Mads Ousdal | Written by Magnus Martens, Jo Nesbø | Directed by Magnus Martens
After thoroughly enjoying Headhunters earlier in the year, I was quite geared up for a rollover of Norwegian noir from none more blackly comic Scandinavian scribe Jo Nesbø. Jackpot is another slice of Tarantino/Coen Brothers-esque crime capery with a rich seam of dark humour running through it like a nine inch nail through the cranium.
Our ‘hero’ is Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), who works at a factory that takes old plastics, chips them up (remember that, it’s important) and turns them into small fake Christmas trees. Oscar’s company specialises in employing ex-cons. As such, Oscar finds himself keeping some less than reputable company. Soon he is embroiled in a football pool with three of his colleagues, which, due to a quirk of fate, they...
- 8/1/2012
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Jo Nesbø has sold over 9 million books – This film is based on a story you haven’t read. Jackpot is based on a story by Norway’s leading crime writer, Jo Nesbø and comes from the producers of the Norwegian slasher movie Cold Prey. The film follows a group of scruffy young men, all of them with a criminal background. Oscar (Kyrre Hellum), Thor (Mads Ousdal), Billy (Arthur Berning) and Tresko (Andreas Cappelen). They work at a factory in the middle of nowhere that makes plastic Christmas trees. And they bet on soccer…
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing. Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the...
Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in his hands, in what was once a respectable strip joint near Svinesund, Sweden. He is surrounded by eight bodies, and police detective Solør has a gun aimed at his chest. Solør is convinced of his guilt, but Oscar persistently denies any wrongdoing. Reluctantly Oscar starts relating the...
- 7/20/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Magnus Martens’ producer may not have like his crime comedy very much, but he did like something Jo Nesbø wrote and so the core concept for Jackpot landed in Martens’ hands. The action comedy focuses on an innocent factory owner named Oscar (Kyrre Hellum). When Oscar’s employees, all ex-cons, aren’t churning out little fake Christmas trees, they’re up to no good. Well, at least Thor, Dan and Billy (Mads Ousdal, Andreas Cappelen and Arthur Berning) are. The trio convinces Oscar to join in on their can’t-lose soccer bet, but when guys actually win, rather than split the cash and enjoy their riches, people start dying. In honor of Jackpot’s international [ Read More ]...
- 4/29/2012
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
So here we have Arthur Berning, Mads Ousdal, and Kyrre Hellum in a scene from Jackpot, which has its International Premiere in the Cinemania strand at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.From a highly reliable source I've heard Magnus Martens' dark crime-comedy described as "very Guy Ritchie"--which I took in a good way, meaning early Guy Ritchie.Well, this image would certainly seem to bear that out. Characters sitting around and talking, both trying to clarify a complex plot and adding to it--until sudden, bloody violence erupts. Yeah, sounds like my kind of movie....
- 4/6/2012
- Screen Anarchy
This eccentric little ride, which made some noise at Fantastic Fest a couple of years ago, offers up a fictionalized account of the events surrounding Norwegian diplomat Arne Treholt who was found guilty of selling military secrets to the Soviets in 1984. In this fantastical imagining of the story, Treholt (a stone-faced Mads Ousdal) is the leader of King Olav’s super secret anti-terrorist ninja squad who train on a remote island near Oslo. This rat-tag group of fighters often find themselves up against another top-secret government outfit that stages false communist terrorist attacks to scare “the ignorant masses.” Golan-Globus this is not. Unless you’re up on Norwegian history, much of the political and social satire might not exactly translate. But “Norwegian Ninja,” among other things, is also a low-tech homage to Cold War espionage films and works in spite of any cultural divide. Those drawn to the title with visions of hardcore ninja action,...
- 11/20/2011
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Relentlessly droll, Norwegian Ninja is a movie that could have very easily (and almost does, on occasion) overstay its welcome. Thanks to mixing a ridiculous premise (Norway--they have ninjas!), with actual historical events, with performances set to late 80's direct-to-video super-seriousness, writer/director Thomas Cappelen Malling's film ultimately sells the excess of quirk it's carrying, delivering a visually inventive, action-packed take on Cold War espionage. Mads Ousdal plays Commander Arne Treholt, a fictionalized version of the Norwegian diplomat of the same name who, in 1984, was convicted of selling secrets to the Soviets. Norwegian Ninja purports to tell the tale of how this glasses-wearing patriot and leader of King Olav's personal ninja force would ever provide aid to our former enemies in the Kremlin. Along the...
- 9/2/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Filed under: Cinematical
What if a man accused of selling secrets to the enemy was, in actuality, a Ninja (???!!!). From that amusing premise, dreamed up by director Thomas Cappelen Malling in his childhood while idly watching televised news reports, 'Norwegian Ninja' has been born. Surprisingly enough, it's based on fact. (No, not the ninja part.)
Back in the early 80s, a diplomat named Arne Treholt was accused of high treason for selling government secrets to the Evil Empire (i.e. the Soviet Union and Iraq). He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, though he continues to claim that he is innocent of all charges. In the seemingly lighthearted film version, Treholt (Mads Ousdal) is a government-sanctioned ninja and lives on an island where he trains other agents in the way of the ninja: appearing in a puff of smoke out of nowhere, stalking without being seen, etc. (The...
What if a man accused of selling secrets to the enemy was, in actuality, a Ninja (???!!!). From that amusing premise, dreamed up by director Thomas Cappelen Malling in his childhood while idly watching televised news reports, 'Norwegian Ninja' has been born. Surprisingly enough, it's based on fact. (No, not the ninja part.)
Back in the early 80s, a diplomat named Arne Treholt was accused of high treason for selling government secrets to the Evil Empire (i.e. the Soviet Union and Iraq). He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, though he continues to claim that he is innocent of all charges. In the seemingly lighthearted film version, Treholt (Mads Ousdal) is a government-sanctioned ninja and lives on an island where he trains other agents in the way of the ninja: appearing in a puff of smoke out of nowhere, stalking without being seen, etc. (The...
- 10/3/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Moviefone
Filed under: Cinematical
What if a man accused of selling secrets to the enemy was, in actuality, a Ninja (???!!!). From that amusing premise, dreamed up by director Thomas Cappelen Malling in his childhood while idly watching televised news reports, 'Norwegian Ninja' has been born. Surprisingly enough, it's based on fact. (No, not the ninja part.)
Back in the early 80s, a diplomat named Arne Treholt was accused of high treason for selling government secrets to the Evil Empire (i.e. the Soviet Union and Iraq). He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, though he continues to claim that he is innocent of all charges. In the seemingly lighthearted film version, Treholt (Mads Ousdal) is a government-sanctioned ninja and lives on an island where he trains other agents in the way of the ninja: appearing in a puff of smoke out of nowhere, stalking without being seen, etc. (The...
What if a man accused of selling secrets to the enemy was, in actuality, a Ninja (???!!!). From that amusing premise, dreamed up by director Thomas Cappelen Malling in his childhood while idly watching televised news reports, 'Norwegian Ninja' has been born. Surprisingly enough, it's based on fact. (No, not the ninja part.)
Back in the early 80s, a diplomat named Arne Treholt was accused of high treason for selling government secrets to the Evil Empire (i.e. the Soviet Union and Iraq). He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, though he continues to claim that he is innocent of all charges. In the seemingly lighthearted film version, Treholt (Mads Ousdal) is a government-sanctioned ninja and lives on an island where he trains other agents in the way of the ninja: appearing in a puff of smoke out of nowhere, stalking without being seen, etc. (The...
- 10/3/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Though the festival continues for a few days yet all of the jury deliberations have wrapped up and each publicly announced film has screened at least once, allowing the audience votes to be tallied, and so last night the awards hardware (winners at Fantastic get beer steins) was broken out. And here are the winners:
Best Festival Bumper: Cherry Pie
Best Shakey Face: Cole Dabney
Best Animated Short: Teclopolis
Best Fantastic Short: Sorry, I Love You
Best Horror Short: The Legend of Beaver Dam with an honorable mention to Deus Irae
The features are broken into four sections: Audience Awards, Fantastic Features, Horror Features and the signature Amd Next Wave section awarding the best of the up and comers. Around these parts the Amd Next Wave is considered the top prize. And these went to:
Audience Awards:
Winner: Bedevilled
1st Runner Up: Golden Slumber
2nd Runner Up: Rubber
3rd Runner...
Best Festival Bumper: Cherry Pie
Best Shakey Face: Cole Dabney
Best Animated Short: Teclopolis
Best Fantastic Short: Sorry, I Love You
Best Horror Short: The Legend of Beaver Dam with an honorable mention to Deus Irae
The features are broken into four sections: Audience Awards, Fantastic Features, Horror Features and the signature Amd Next Wave section awarding the best of the up and comers. Around these parts the Amd Next Wave is considered the top prize. And these went to:
Audience Awards:
Winner: Bedevilled
1st Runner Up: Golden Slumber
2nd Runner Up: Rubber
3rd Runner...
- 9/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Fantastic Fest came to a close late last night after numerous horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, Asian, and cult films were screened at the Alamo Drafthouse.
It culminated with an awards ceremony in Austin, TX to honor the best of the festival.
The press release from Fantastic Fest, including all the award winners, is embedded below:
Austin, TX— Monday, September 27, 2010— Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year’s crop of Fantastic Fest titles includes some of the brightest and hardest-hitting films of all time. We’ve seen a psycho-kinetic tire, a secret ninja, a town invaded by 8-bit enemies, and a family of cannibals that you might consider going home with. It’s a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival.
It culminated with an awards ceremony in Austin, TX to honor the best of the festival.
The press release from Fantastic Fest, including all the award winners, is embedded below:
Austin, TX— Monday, September 27, 2010— Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year’s crop of Fantastic Fest titles includes some of the brightest and hardest-hitting films of all time. We’ve seen a psycho-kinetic tire, a secret ninja, a town invaded by 8-bit enemies, and a family of cannibals that you might consider going home with. It’s a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival.
- 9/28/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Austin, TX--- Monday, September 27, 2010--- Fantastic Fest is excited to announce this year’s crop of Fantastic Fest titles includes some of the brightest and hardest-hitting films of all time. We’ve seen a psycho-kinetic tire, a secret ninja, a town invaded by 8-bit enemies, and a family of cannibals that you might consider going home with. It’s a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival. The juries were comprised of some of the most esteemed filmmakers, critics, festival directors and show biz people in the industry. Their thoughtful deliberations provided the following acknowledgments of cinematic excellence in all things Fantastic: The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter, who provided the certified tabulation of ballots this year.
- 9/28/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
This. Is. Awesome. The producers of Dead Snow have enabled the creation of Norwegian Ninja, which is actually, amazingly, sort of based on a true story. In real life Arne Trehold was a Norwegian diplomat exiled after being convicted of working for the Soviets during the Cold War. In the film, he's not a spy, but a patriotic, heroic leader of a ninja clan. Writer-director Thomas Cappelen Malling makes his feature debut with this one, which caused a stir at Cannes. Watching the trailer it's easy to see why. I get a vibe akin to what you might get by applying the Black Dynamite sensibility to '70s Euro-crime and martial arts knock-off films. This trailer has all sorts of excellent little touches, and if the jokes and action flow as freely in the full feature, this could end up as a cult staple. Mads Ousdal plays the very fictionalized Arne Treholt,...
- 6/4/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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