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Welcome to Norway

  • 20162016
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.3K
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Welcome to Norway (2016)
A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
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A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rune Denstad Langlo
  • Writer
    • Rune Denstad Langlo
  • Stars
    • Anders Baasmo
    • Olivier Mukuta
    • Slimane Dazi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rune Denstad Langlo
  • Writer
    • Rune Denstad Langlo
  • Stars
    • Anders Baasmo
    • Olivier Mukuta
    • Slimane Dazi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:17
    Trailer

    Photos7

    Anders Baasmo and Henriette Steenstrup in Welcome to Norway (2016)
    Anders Baasmo and Olivier Mukuta in Welcome to Norway (2016)
    Anders Baasmo in Welcome to Norway (2016)
    Anders Baasmo, Henriette Steenstrup, and Olivier Mukuta in Welcome to Norway (2016)
    Anders Baasmo, Henriette Steenstrup, and Nini Bakke Kristiansen in Welcome to Norway (2016)
    Anders Baasmo, Henriette Steenstrup, Slimane Dazi, Nini Bakke Kristiansen, Olivier Mukuta, and Elisar Sayegh in Welcome to Norway (2016)

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    Anders Baasmo
    Anders Baasmo
    • Primus
    Olivier Mukuta
    • Abedi
    Slimane Dazi
    Slimane Dazi
    • Zoran
    Henriette Steenstrup
    • Hanni
    Renate Reinsve
    Renate Reinsve
    • Line
    Nini Bakke Kristiansen
    • Oda
    Elisar Sayegh
    • Mona
    Henrik Rafaelsen
    Henrik Rafaelsen
    • UDI-mannen
    Birgitte Larsen
    • UDI-kvinnen
    Fridtjov Såheim
    Fridtjov Såheim
    • Metal Kjell
    Marianne Meløy
    • Heidi
    Frode Saugestad
    • Legen
    Trine Wiggen
    • Politikvinnen
    Divine Mugisha Ndihokubwayo
    • Jente på norskkurs
    Violet Hakizimana
    • Jente på norskkurs
    Wouzan Fawaz Banko
    • Kverulant
    Rais Neza Boneza
    • Who's Rudi
    Jon Vegard Hovdal
    • Pøbel
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rune Denstad Langlo
    • Writer
      • Rune Denstad Langlo
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although the events of the film take place in Norway, the filming location for the run-down hotel was found from the neighboring Sweden.
    • Quotes

      Primus: [Repeated line] Shut up.

    • Soundtracks
      Cecen Kizi
      Written by Tanbûrî Cemil Rey

      Arranged by Emin Findikoglu

      Performed by Emin Findikoglu & friends

      (c) 1972 Yonca Music

    User reviews2

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A "feel good" movie that doesn't make me feel very good
    There's great potential for comedy when different cultures are put together, and a house for refugees is also a very relevant setting for a modern day comedy. The actors in this movie all deliver solid performances, and act convincingly as the characters they are portraying. I also quite like a lot (everything?) seems like it's filmed on location. There's a great potential here for both comedy, and a heartwarming story.

    Somehow the movie fails to deliver on both. At times it is surprisingly cynical, and some of the characters go back and forwards between believable and caricature. I did appreciate some of the dark humour, but it would have worked better with more believable characters. The woman working for the local government feels like she taken from a Ben Stiller comedy, while some of the refugees could have been characters in a drama. Not because of the quality of anyone's acting, but because the characters themselves feels like they're made for completely different movies.

    The ending plays like it's supposed to make you feel good and think that people are alright - but the message it actually conveys feels more misanthropic than it does heartwarming.
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    • peefyn
    • Mar 9, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2016 (Norway)
    • Country of origin
      • Norway
    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Swahili
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Welcome to Norway!
    • Production company
      • Motlys
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $613,522
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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