Arme Riddere (2011)

Terrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the pools...

Director:

Magnus Martens

Writers:

Magnus Martens (screenplay), Jo Nesbø (story)

Stars:

Kyrre Hellum, Mads Ousdal, Henrik Mestad

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kyrre Hellum	...	Oscar
Mads Ousdal	...	Thor
Henrik Mestad	...	Solør
Arthur Berning	...	Billy
Andreas Cappelen	...	Tresko
Lena Kristin Ellingsen	...	Trine
Fridtjov Såheim	...	Gjedde
Peter Andersson	...	Lasse
Jan Grønli	...	Clausen
Marie Blokhus	...	Gina
Anne Marie Ottersen	...	Thors mamma
Fredrik Petersson	...	Gøran
Isidor Alcaide Backlund	...	Lasses sønn
Laban Eliasson	...	Svensk politi 1
Margaretha Noole	...	Svensk politi 2

Storyline

Terrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the pools...

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | soccer fan | lemonade | severed arm | severed head | 

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Taglines:

Millions Can Be Murder

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian Swedish

Release Date:

27 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jackpot

Company Credits

Production Co:

Det Danske Filminstitut, Fantefilm, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At about 1:11:55 into the movie, when the landlord confronts Oscar about hearing noises he is reading a Jo Nesbo book (The Leopard). Jo Nesbo is the author of the story behind this movie.

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Connections

Remade as Jackpot

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Soundtracks

Merry X-Mas Everybody
Music & Lyrics by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
Performed by The Navigators
Published by EMI Music Publishing Germany
2011

User Reviews

Adolescent

There are shades of numerous other films in 's 'Jackpot' but most obviously, 'The Usual Suspects' comes to mind: an apparent innocent is the sole survivor of a mass killing, but is it possible he's just selling the police a shaggy dog story? But this movie lacks the class and mastery of indirection of that famous film: the in-plot police may get fooled, but there's no way the audience doesn't suspect. And (true or not) the story isn't very interesting - it has a kind of juvenile fascination with strip clubs, chopping up bodies, and scenes where everyone shoots everybody else simultaneously - I have seen good films about each of these things, but there's something a bit adolescent about sticking them together and calling it a movie. It's certainly a contrast to the normal mood of "Scandi-noir" - but not necessarily a good one.