Fuck Up (2012)

Jack is pleased with himself. He has just decided to stop screwing anything with a pulse and cut back on his enthusiastic drug use. That same night his best friend Glenn crashes into a ... See full summary »

Director:

Øystein Karlsen

Writer:

Øystein Karlsen

Stars:

Jon Øigarden, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo Christiansen

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jon Øigarden	...	Jack
Tuva Novotny	...	Robin
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Rasmussen
Atle Antonsen	...	Glen
Lennart Jähkel	...	Leopold
Rebecka Hemse	...	Rebecca Heine
Iben Hjejle	...	Malin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geir Andersen	...	Angry car dealer
Magnus Bergquist	...	Svensk ambulanceman
Christina Brynhildsen	...	Linda
Martina Djurstedt	...	Ung pleierske
Peter Ekedahl	...	Politi
Liv Anne Fossbråten	...	Tante
Doris Funcke	...	Rebeccas mother
Lars Hammer	...	Bartender

Storyline

Jack is pleased with himself. He has just decided to stop screwing anything with a pulse and cut back on his enthusiastic drug use. That same night his best friend Glenn crashes into a moose on the Swedish border doing his last heist. Glenn is found by the police with a hoof buried in his forehead and 3,8 kilos of cocaine in the trunk. Over the next 24 hours, Jack loses his house, his job, his girlfriend leaves him with their daughter and someone tries to kill him. He is now struggling to save the lives of the very few people who love him, including his daughter. And as he is about to find out: when you think you have hit rock bottom, it can always get worse.

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Plot Keywords:

dog eats human flesh | cocaine | drugs | swedish border | apology | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Goofs

The red and white ambulances featured heavily in the movie are no longer in service in Norway. They have been replaced by yellow ambulances.

User Reviews

Not terribly impressed

A Norwegian attempt at what I assume is supposed to be a fast paced thriller comedy crime caper in the style of Tarantino.

But it's just not particularly thrilling, or funny.

I mean it's not terrible, when Lennart Jähkel and his 2 henchmen are in the picture it's fairly entertaining but it has too much moping about going on which just takes away from the suspense and comedy that could have been.

So yeah it takes itself too seriously a lot, when it really doesn't have the substance to make that believable.

If you want to watch a entertaining Norwegian film watch "Børning (2014)" instead, which Anders Baasmo Christian is also in.

Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian Swedish

Release Date:

23 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Balfék

Filming Locations:

Vänersborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

NOK6,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$314,224

Company Credits

Production Co:

Via Film, Film i Väst, Illusion Film & Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1