

Most People Live in China
2002-06-07 · 83 min · ★ 5.9
A movie inspired by eight Norwegian political parties, written by six writers and directed by nine directors: a man gets a nasty surprise skinny dipping, a cow eats a cell phone, a lesbian couple loses a child, a blind girl sells dubious lottery tickets, a boy falls in love, a man picks up a hitchhiker, three girls get help from a man in pajamas, and nine old men find a young girl stuck in a swamp.
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Production details
- Directors
- Sara Johnsen, Magnus Martens, Hans Petter Moland, Terje Rangnes, Ingebjørg Torgersen, Thomas Robsahm, Arild Fröhlich, Morten Tyldum, Martin Asphaug
- Production companies
- Motlys
- Countries
- Norway
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Trond HøvikLasse
Sven NordinMarius (segment "Dressmann")
Siv KlynderudCecilie (segment "Dressmann")
Kim HaugenDoctor (segment "Dressmann")
Kristin SkogheimMarion (segment "Heimat")
Gjertrud JyngeLine (segment "Grenseløs kjærlighet")
Ågot SendstadToril (segment "Grenseløs kjærlighet")
Ingar Helge GimlePolice (segment "Grenseløs kjærlighet")
Ingrid Jørgensen DraglandMona (segment "Den lille bedriften")
Kirsti StubøAnnette (segment "Den lille bedriften")
Nils SlettaAlbert (segment "Den lille bedriften")
Inger TeienWoman (segment "Redd barna")
Edward SchultheissFinn (segment "Pokemon Power")
Sampda SharmaGunn (segment "Pokemon Power")
Sverre Anker OusdalMartin (segment "Passasjerene")
Elin SognYoung woman (segment "De beste går først")
Henrik MestadTankmann 1 (segment "Lasses drøm")
Bjarte HjelmelandTankmann 2 (segment "Lasses drøm")
Jan Gunnar RøiseFarmer (segment "Heimat")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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