

Sons of Norway
2011-09-09 · 88 min · ★ 6.6
It’s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party... One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, hippie and free spirit, a glaring exception in a community where equality and conformity is the norm. He always stands up for his son, supporting him unconditionally, even when Nikolaj decides to stop giving a damn.
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- Directors
- Jens Lien
- Production companies
- Friland
- Countries
- Norway
- Status
- Released
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Sven NordinMagnus
Åsmund HøeghNikolaj
Sonja RichterLone
Trond NilssenAnton
Camilla FriiskNina
John LydonJohnny Rotten
Kjetil PaulsenShop Employee
Kai RemlovProfessor Dahlgren
Frida BagriNudist
Mats EldøenSwedish Policeman
Minken FosheimAunt Vera
Per Egil AskeFinn Roste-Valen
Gisken ArmandTrude Roste-Valen
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