Product Description

Otto olsen is the smallest boy on the soccer team and is finding it hard to gain acceptance from his teammates. His best friend as well as most everyone in town is leaving for summer vacation. The youngster is left behind to spend his vacation at home. During this sensitive lonely moment a stranger appears. Studio: Vanguard Cinema Release Date: 04/29/2003 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Marius Holst

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72812 in DVD
• Brand: Vanguard
• Released on: 2001-05-22
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: Norwegian
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 96 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very touching coming of age movie
I thought this movie was very well done all-around. The lead actor, 12 year old Martin Dahl Garfalk, plays the vulnerable Otto who has to deal with loneliness, family ordeals, and his first kiss. Otto befriends a male stranger, Jan Devo Kornstad who does give off a creepy vibe. You eventually learn his true intent. This movie is very much worth buying. There's nothing objectionable.

coming of age, with a bit of an edge...
Of all the many Scandinavian coming of age movies (My Life as A Dog, The Slingshot, The Other Side of Sunday, Herman, etc.) this one is perhaps the quietest and creepiest. The screenplay is by Lars Saabye Christensen who writes virtually every Norwegian movie. I'm not a big Christensen fan, but interesting performances from the ubiquitous actors Bjorn Floberg and Gisken Armand, and especially the fragile, charismatic Jan "Devo" Kornstad slowly shift the focus from the tribulations of puberty toward a more interesting and "adult" plot. Apparently (according to my Norwegian film source) Kornstad drifted into this movie from the Oslo club scene and drifted back into the netherworld after it was over...an uncanny overlap of character and actor. I think its probably basically a pretty lame movie, but I can't help being engrossed by it.

An Amazing Film
This is a remarkable film with amazing acting and a compelling story line. The scene with the piano tuner is hysterically funny. There is a very nice balance between the darkness and joys of life. The ending of the film shows the need for personal freedom that we all seek.