Halvveis til Haugesund

"Not having a car in Telemark is hell"

Sep 12 1997 N/A 1h 8m
Comedy, Drama, Music

Faded punker Otto gets a gig in Haugesund, and gets his dads old Opel Diplomat from the scrap yard. In Telemark, however, he makes a wrong turn and meets Farida Svalastog, who makes a living finding Americans' Norwegian roots (or those who pretend to be). Then strange things start to happen, and Otto gets stuck on the labyrinthine roads of Telemark. Among other things, he is chased by amcar enthusiasts who are looking for the engine of the Opel Diplomat, which houses a highly sought after Chevrolet V8.

Plot

Beat up punk rock legend Otto, of "Otto's Speedway Action Organ", finally gets another gig in Haugesund on Norway's west coast. He gets his father's car, a 1969 model Opel Diplomat, out of hock, and proceeds to drive from Oslo to Haugesund. But he never gets to Haugesund. In Telemark, in Norway's heartland, he meets up with Pakistani "roots researcher" Farida. Who, complete with a broad Telemark accent, a Telemark surname, a cellular phone, and a laptop computer, makes a business out of finding Norwegian relatives in Telemark, for Americans desperately searching for roots. His car gets stolen by locals lusting for its Chevy V8 engine, and he ends up with an old Chevy Impala, traveling the labyrinths of roads that make up Telemark.

Written by

Erling Dokk Holm, Harald Østgaard Lund

Directed by

Harald Østgaard Lund

Cast

Geir Birk Nilsen, Yasmin Syed, Peter Garden

Crew

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Production Countries

Norway

Production Companies

dBut Productions

Languages

Norsk

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
101
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA