Hawaii, Oslo

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| name = Hawaii, Oslo

| image = Hawaii, Oslo.jpg

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| director = Erik Poppe

| producer = Finn Gjerdrum

| screenplay = Harald Rosenløw Eeg

| story = {{ubl|Erik Poppe|Harald Rosenløw Eeg}}

| starring = {{ubl|Trond Espen Seim|Aksel Hennie|Jan Gunnar Røise|Petronella Barker|{{clarify|date=March 2012|reason=unordered list. above the title? first appearance? opening credits? closing credits? other?}}}}

| music = {{ubl|John Erik Kaada|Bugge Wesseltoft}}

| cinematography =

| editing = Arthur Coburn

| distributor = Paradox Spillefilm

| released = {{Film date|2004|09|24|Norway|df=yes}}

| runtime = 125 minutes

| country = Norway

| language = Norwegian

| budget = NOK 20,000,000 (estimated){{cite web | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0427339/business | title = Box Office / Business for Hawaii, Oslo (2004) | publisher = IMDb| author = Database | date = n.d. | accessdate = 19 January 2008}}

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Hawaii, Oslo is a 2004 Norwegian drama film, directed by Erik Poppe with a screenplay by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie, Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker.{{clarify|date=March 2012|reason=unordered list. above the title? first appearance? opening credits? closing credits? other?}}

The film's music was composed by John Erik Kaada and Bugge Wesseltoft. Produced by Finn Gjerdrum and distributed by Paradox Spillefilm, the film is in the Norwegian language and was edited by Arthur Coburn.

Production

The film was shot in Oslo, Norway,Database (undated). [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427339/locations "Filming locations for Hawaii, Oslo (2004)"]. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 March 2012. with an estimated budget of NOK 20,000,000.

Plot

Vidar (Seim), who works at a psychiatric hospital, tries to keep himself awake as much as he can, because he has several times dreamt of horrible events that turned out to be true premonitions. At one point, he dreams that Leon (Røise), one of the patients, who is supposed to meet his ex-girlfriend, never meets her, but is hit by an ambulance instead.

Release and reception

The film was released on 24 September 2004 and was generally well received by the Norwegian press. Dagbladet gave the film five out of six points, and called it an "intense cinematic experience".{{cite web | url = http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2004/08/27/406663.html | title = Hawaii, Oslo | language = Norwegian | work = Dagbladet | author = Bentzrud, Inger | date = 27 August 2004 | accessdate = 19 January 2008}} Aftenposten awarded six out of six points, claiming the movie expanded the boundaries of Norwegian film.{{clarify|date=March 2012|reason=article in norwegian language. at minimum, needs English translation of headline appended to "trans_title" field}} {{cite web|url=http://oslopuls.no/film/article857785.ece |title=Temperamentsfull norsk grenseutvidelse |language=Norwegian |work=Aftenposten |author=Haddal, Per |date=16 October 2006 |accessdate=19 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204145731/http://oslopuls.no/film/article857785.ece |archivedate=4 February 2008 }} Verdens Gang also gave the film six out of six points.{{cite web|url=http://www1.vg.no/film/film.php?id=7186 |title=Magnetisk! 'Hawaii, Oslo' |language=Norwegian |work=Verdens Gang |author=Sane, Ellen Margrethe |date=27 August 2004 |accessdate=19 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204144102/http://www1.vg.no/film/film.php?id=7186 |archivedate=4 February 2008 }}

=Awards=

The film was awarded two Amanda Awards in 2005{{spaced ndash}}"Best Film (Norwegian)" and "Best Screenplay". It was also nominated in the categories "Best Director" and "Best Actor" (Stig Henrik Hoff).{{cite web | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0427339/awards | title = Awards for Hawaii, Oslo (2004) | publisher = IMDb| author = Database | date = n.d. | accessdate = 19 January 2008}}