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The Bothersome Man

Original title: Den brysomme mannen
  • 20062006
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
17K
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Trond Fausa in The Bothersome Man (2006)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
17K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jens Lien
  • Writer
    • Per Schreiner
  • Stars
    • Trond Fausa
    • Petronella Barker
    • Per Schaanning
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jens Lien
  • Writer
    • Per Schreiner
  • Stars
    • Trond Fausa
    • Petronella Barker
    • Per Schaanning
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 26 wins & 9 nominations

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    Trond Fausa
    Trond Fausa
    • Andreas
    • (as Trond Fausa Aurvåg)
    Petronella Barker
    • Anne-Britt
    Per Schaanning
    • Hugo
    Birgitte Larsen
    • Ingeborg
    Johannes Joner
    • Håvard
    Ellen Horn
    • Trulsen
    Anders T. Andersen
    Anders T. Andersen
    • Harald
    Sigve Bøe
    Sigve Bøe
    • Liten mann
    Hanne Lindbæk
    • Vigdis
    Ivar Lykke
    Ivar Lykke
    • Kollega 1
    Aldun G. Magnaes
    • Gutt som kliner
    • (as Audun G. Magnæs)
    Mette K. Haugen
    • Jente som kliner
    • (as Mette Karin Haugen)
    Hanne Dieserud
    • Azur-kvinnen
    Gard Petersen
    • Forvalter 1
    • (as Gard Pedersen)
    Benny Glaerum
    • Forvalter 2
    • (as Benny Glærum)
    Jan Egil Engnes
    • Forvalter 3
    Dag Håvard Engebråten
    • Forvalter 4
    Jo Strømgren
    • Spiddet mann
    • Director
      • Jens Lien
    • Writer
      • Per Schreiner
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    • Trivia
      The car used to pick up Andreas at the gas station is a Panhard 24, a French car not made since 1968.
    • Connections
      References Paris, Texas (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Solveig's Song
      Composed by Edvard Grieg

      Performed by The English Chamber Orchestra

    User reviews69

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    Top review
    7/10
    Surreal Norwegian comedy is provocative, worth seeing
    This Norwegian film starts with a man jumping over the subway, apparently committing suicide. But the next scene shows him arriving in a lonely bus into a desert. He meets a man, and is shipped off to a mysterious city, where he starts working in an aseptic modern office as an accountant. The coworkers seem nice, if guarded, he soon meets a girlfriend, yet the city seems utterly strange, as food has no taste, alcohol doesn't make you drunk, and there's nary a children around. Is this a dream, or is he in paradise, or in hell?. While at times, the films looks as extended episode of The Twilight Zone (even at ninety minutes, the movie seems a bit long), it is quite thought provoking. The best scenes are those in which the exaggeration is minimal, as when the people engage in banal conversations about interior decoration, and recoil at discussing deeper issues. I always thought there was something inhuman in advanced capitalist societies, in the way they try to repress the basic urges of human nature. And this movie is best when it devastatingly critiques this life style. Unfortunately, the movie ends up a big long, and the director doesn't seem to know how to end it, but most for of the running time this is very much worth seeing.
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    • Apr 11, 2008

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Iceland
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Den brysomme mannen
    • Filming locations
      • Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Sandrew Metronome Norge
      • The Icelandic Filmcompany
      • Tordenfilm AS
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • NOK 14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $379,331
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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