Espen Klouman Høiner

On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.

Former pro cyclist Kim Karlsen (39) holds a press conference admitting use of performance enhancing drugs in her career. Rather than accepting the consequences of her actions, our antiheroine sticks to her guns and refuses to alter her mindset.

A Finnish-Norwegian love story with an unexpected shape and development. Shot in Oslo, Helsinki, Istanbul and Berlin. The film focuses on showing the actual moments that lead to getting to know one another, building a relationship and to breaking up. The film takes part in Kaisa’s attempt of getting involved with two different men that look almost exactly the same, questioning where the thin line is between someone potentially being the love of your life or not. Shooting the film with the approach of a workshop and closely involving the actors allows the film to take shape as a unique, unpredictable cinematic expression touching the basis and complexity of human behavior.

Anders pronto finalizará un tratamiento en un centro de desintoxicación situado en el campo. Como parte de su terapia, una mañana le autorizan a ir a la ciudad para presentarse a una entrevista de trabajo. Aprovechando este permiso, se queda en la ciudad vagando y encuentra a gente que hacía mucho tiempo que no veía. Anders, de 34 años, inteligente, guapo y de buena familia, está profundamente perturbado por las oportunidades que ha desaprovechado y por las personas a las que ha decepcionado. Todavía es joven, pero siente que su vida ya ha terminado. El día se termina y se anuncia una larga noche en la que los errores del pasado suscitarán la posibilidad del amor, de una nueva vida y de la esperanza de imaginar un porvenir a partir del día siguiente.

The film depicts a typical night out in Oslo, and shows the sometimes painful and often ridiculous results of being on the 'meat market'. The casual, breezy dialog contrasts the darker themes of friendship, betrayal and use/abuse of sexual power. Christine and Alex want excitement and confirmation of their desirability, Silje is looking for true love. Joakim? Well, he has perhaps read 'The Game' one too many times...

As young children, half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, him to material wealth on Oslo's west side, her to an average family on the east side. In contrast to her younger brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now.

Mikkel (17) lives a good life in Oslo were he has heaps of friends. When his mother gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small town and start all over. Here, snowboard is the big thing and to be accepted by the new kids, Mikkel has to go into training.

Erik y Phillip intentan salir adelante como escritores. Erik es rechazado por las editoriales por su supuesta falta de talento, pero el manuscrito de Phillip es aceptado y, casi de la noche a la mañana, el joven se hace un hueco entre los grandes de la escena cultural noruega. Seis meses después, Erik y sus amigos visitan el hospital psiquiátrico en el que Phillip se encuentra internado para llevarlo de vuelta a casa, después de haberse sometido a un largo tratamiento. Volver a escribir es lo último que Phillip tiene en la cabeza, pero Erik, que no ha cesado en sus intentos literarios, tratará de convencer a su amigo para que retome su afición.

In a bed at a treatment centre, a severely disabled boy lies. Nobody understands him. Everybody has given him up, except for one person. A warm film about the fact that solutions are not always the solution.

16 year-old Bea is in her first year at upper secondary school in Oslo. Active on the school magazine, she falls in love with Daniel, the smartest and most gifted student in the top year, who returns her feelings. There is just one drawback, namely her friend' idea of virginity and first love...