Norwegian Films lineup Cannes 2016
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In Competition - Actor Anders Danielsen Lie
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The Happy Melancholic
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Five years after Norwegian Anders Danielsen Lie (37) turned up in Cannes with Oslo, August 31st, he is mostly working in France, and he is now back in Cannes with the French film Personal Shopper. But this face of melancholy will soon dig out his rifle and set off for Afghanistan.
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Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race
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Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Family, 2015, 78 min
Reodor Felgen's home and workshop are in peril after Nolan has boasted and gambled in drunken company. A nerve-wrecking race with various vessels across Flaaklypa's highest peak will decide if Luca, Louis and Reodor still retain their home at the end of the story.
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Screening
Sunday, May 15, 13:30, Riviera 2
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Magnus
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Director: Benjamin Ree
Documentary, 2016, 75 min
When Magnus Carlsen was 13 years old he made a decision: he would become the World Chess Champion. We follow Magnus battling his way through the ranks, with personal sacrifices, modelling jobs and a caring family, to become the World Chess Champion.
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Screening
Friday, May 13, 12:00, Olympia 5
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Pyromaniac
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Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Drama, 2016, 96 min
A flame lights up the darkness of a peaceful village. A pyromaniac ignites his first fire. More fires break out and the community panics. An inferno lurks under the surface as a local policeman uncovers the unthinkable truth, the pyromaniac isnt a stranger, hes a village fireman.
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Screenings
Wednesday, May 11, 14:00, Olympia 5 (Invite only)
Sunday, May 15, 13:30, Olympia 7 (Invite only)
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Welcome to Norway!
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Director: Rune Denstad Langlo
Comedy/Drama, 2016, 90 min
Petter Primus is a man with big plans, but things rarely turn out the way he hopes. At risk of losing both his hotel and family, he gets an idea that will save it all: he converts the hotel into a refugee asylum center, despite his general skepticism toward foreigners. But when the first bus loaded with asylum seekers arrives at his shabby hotel the challenges begin.
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Screenings
Friday, May 13, 13:30, Palais J
Saturday, May 14, 18:00, Palais K
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Norwegian films at the Short Film Corner
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