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.

Director:

Rune Denstad Langlo

Writer:

Rune Denstad Langlo

Stars:

Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Olivier Mukuta, Slimane Dazi

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Primus
Olivier Mukuta	...	Abedi
Slimane Dazi	...	Zoran
Henriette Steenstrup	...	Hanni
Renate Reinsve	...	Line
Nini Bakke Kristiansen	...	Oda
Elisar Sayegh	...	Mona
Henrik Rafaelsen	...	UDI-mannen
Birgitte Larsen	...	UDI-kvinnen
Fridtjov Såheim	...	Metal Kjell
Marianne Meløy	...	Heidi
Frode Saugestad	...	Legen
Trine Wiggen	...	Politikvinnen
Divine Mugisha Ndihokubwayo	...	Jente på norskkurs
Violet Hakizimana	...	Jente på norskkurs

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

translator | reference to guantanamo bay | money problems | unfaithful husband | woman on top | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Primus: [Repeated line] Shut up.

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Soundtracks

Ewe Hafidha Wangu
Written by Stephen Hiza
Performed by Atomic Jazz Band
(c) 1966 Jahazi Media

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English Arabic Swahili French

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Welcome to Norway!

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$613,522

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motlys

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1