

Curling King
2011-09-23 · 86 min · ★ 6.0
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?
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- Directors
- Ole Endresen
- Production companies
- 4 1/2
- Countries
- Norway
- Status
- Released
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Atle AntonsenTruls Paulsen
Linn SkåberSigrid Paulsen
Kåre ConradiStefan Ravndal
Ingar Helge GimleGordon
Jon ØigardenMarcus
Jan SælidEspen
Ulf BrunnbergRod Arne
Steinar SagenFlemming
Else Kåss FurusethToril
Ane Dahl TorpTrine Kristine
Anne Marit JacobsenJill
Harald EiaArne
Bård Tufte JohansenKnut
Egil HegerbergJudge
Kiran ShahPepsimannen
Trond Fausa AurvågBent
Hans Morten HansenArild Brekke
Nils NordbergOppfinneren programlederTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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