Welcome to Norway
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Welcome to Norway

by Rune Denstad Langlo

Country / Year
Norway / 2016
Duration
95 Min.
Languages
Norwegian
EnglishEnglish
Subtitles
GermanGerman
EnglishEnglish
Genre
Tragicomedy
Tags
Migration
Politics
Humour
Human Rights
Family
Buddies
Direction
Rune Denstad Langlo
Cast
Anders Baasmo Christiansen,
Olivier Mukuta,
Slimane Dazi,
Henriette Steenstrup,
Renate Reinsve

Deep in the north of Norway, Primus, a jovial loudmouth with a penchant for xenophobic banter, is the third generation to run what looks more like a building site than a should-be hotel – and he does not have any money left to finish the project. To cover the renovation costs, Primus comes up with an idea: he decides to convert the hotel into a refugee accomodation and to compel the state to foot the bill. Fifty freezing refugees, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration and a depressed wife quickly become more than he can handle. As luck would have it, however, there is an intelligent, warm-hearted Eritrean polyglot present, Abedi, who lends him a hand. Director Rune Denstad Langlo tackles a burning issue with a fantastic sense of Nordic humour: what begins as a mere means to solving Primus’ financial problems results in much more as the hotel owner did not anticipate the volatile human factor.

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