Uno (2004)

Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still,... See full summary »

Directors:

Aksel Hennie, John Andreas Andersen (co-director)

Writer:

Aksel Hennie

Stars:

Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg

10 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Aksel Hennie	...	David
Nicolai Cleve Broch	...	Morten
Bjørn Floberg	...	Jarle
Espen Juul Kristiansen	...	Kjetil
Ahmed Zeyan	...	Khuram
Martin Skaug	...	Lars
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Casper Aslaksrud	...	Yana Krulewitch - Muskelmann
Einar Broch	...	Begravelseagent
Aida Frusan	...	Salima
Morten Hennie	...	Far
Gunnar Lien Holsten	...	Policeman 2
Rina Kelly	...	Miriam Larsen
Jørgen Langhelle	...	Police officer
Anne Moen	...	Mona's Friend
Liv Bernhoft Osa	...	Mona

Storyline

Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still, it's better than home: His father is terminally ill, his brother is mentally handicapped, and he's unable to connect with his mother.But then, as his father is on his deathbed, the gym is raided by the police. David chooses to betray his friends in the hope of reaching his father for a last farewell. But it's too late. With his father dead and his mother grief-stricken, he's also forced to take responsibility for his brother on top of fighting off his former underworld friends. The crisis makes David realize what's truly important in his life: his family. He starts assuming responsibility for both his past and his future. By losing everything, David is given a chance to start over from scratch and rebuild his life.

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Plot Keywords:

gym | slow motion | bare chested male | weight training | techno music | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Norway]

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Один

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tordenfilm AS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aksel Hennie was one of the most know graffiti writers in Norway until he was arrested. He exposed his friends and was frozen out of the graffiti scene in Oslo. His experiences are the basis for the movie.

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Goofs

In the scene when David is sitting on the bed after they wrap the dead dog in plastic, his hands are half-covered in blood and his white shirt is perfectly clean. After switching back and forth between David and Morten, his hands are now fully covered in blood, in addition to his shirt being stained on the elbows, even though he has just been sitting on the bed.

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Connections

Features Pusher (1996)

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Soundtracks

Ghost of a shark
Written and Performed by Tom McRae

User Reviews

Really nice movie even for non-Norwegians!!!

I watched the film during the Istanbul Film Festival (2-17 April 2005) between two low-tempered films both from Europe, and Uno just suited very well between those two slow ones. The first thing about "Uno" is its tempo. It starts in a smooth mode and goes on like this through the whole film. Even in the beginning, when the main characters were introduced, the movie starts to "move". Both the visual technique Hennie used and the elements of the story serve the the tempo of the film very well. The movie has waves in itself but it never breaks at any point. The second important thing i guess is the atmosphere of the movie. Every place in the movie was well-chosen and well-prepared. The houses, the room of David, the gym... The atmosphere created by Hennie was dark but hopeful. And i liked it. And Tom Mcrae's songs adds a lot to the movie. After all, nice movie even for non-Norwegians!! 8/10.