Hawaii, Oslo | 
 enlarge | Director: Erik Poppe
Actors: Petronella Barker, Robert Skjaerstad, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Roise, Sampda Sharma
Studio: Film Movement
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 61843
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), Norwegian (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 132
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 69392
Model: Year 4 Film 1
UPC: 616892693925
EAN: 0616892693925
ASIN: B000EGZ7WG
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: February 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of desperate people whose paths cross on the hottest day of the year in Oslo. Frode and Milla have their first child, but learn he will not live long without an expensive operation they cannot afford. Bobbie-Pop is a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. Leon is an institutionalized mental patient, who hopes to keep a 10-year-old date on his birthday with his teenage sweetheart. Leon`s brother, Trygve, gets a weekend leave from prison to be with Leon on his birthday, but plans on using the furlough to escape. Overseeing Leon and protecting him is his guardian angel Vidar, Leon`s best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else can see, and who may be able to save everyone - except himself
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Story of many lives December 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For the people who do not know, Film Movement is independent movie company that brings compelling story from a different part of the world every month. I have seen many films from this company and so far have not been disappointed at all. "Hawaii, Oslo" movie is one of the best I have seen. It is a story of many people whose lives, actions and caring about each other intersects all their lives in a matter of a single day. We learn the fate of a young couple and their newly born son, destiny of two young boys without mother whose father dies, story about a mentally disabled man who under pressure and stress deals with it by running. In order to see how are they all connected with each other and how their actions aftect their seemingly unrelated lives, you must see this movie. Once you see it, you will be glad that you did. Definitely a great movie for people who do not mind wonderful foreign movies with subtitles.
Much Better than 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' January 13, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
By now, most everyone has heard of the book or movie entitled 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey." This is a Norwegian movie much like that old story. I wasn't too impressed with the recent "Bridge" movie, but I really liked this Norwegian movie. It has a little bit of everything - humor, tear jerker, babies and two young boys, mystery, romance, family problems, and even mystical elements. The amazing thing is that they are all woven together with extremely unusual mastery for a movie. It even has a surprise ending that, even though you see it happen in the beginning of the movie, you don't realize it until the climax!
The production quality and the acting is every bit as well done as the best from Hollywood. I have over two thousand DVDs, mostly dealing with kids or movies I think kids should see, and this movie certainly comes in the top ten percent in story, production quality, acting, human interest, and just about every other category you can think of. The only bad language comes from a very hurt, angry boy of about twelve. The only drawback for many viewers is that it is subtitled; but if you are used to subtitles you'll hardly realize you are reading the dialogue. If you haven't experienced the amazing quality and stories of many foreign films, this one would be a great one with witch to begin watching them.
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