Stadtneurosen (2009)
Die koreanischen Halbgeschwister Yanne (Bang Chau) und Axel (Hermann Sabado) wurden als Kinder bei der Adoption in Oslo getrennt. Sie wuchs in einer Arbeiterfamilie auf, er bei einem reichen Paar. Polin Maria (toll: Agnieszka Grochowska), die bei Axels Eltern putzt, arbeitet zufällig mit Yanne im selben Lokal und drängt beide zum Wiedersehen. Derweil erobert Student Per (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen), der beim Einsatz in Afghanistan zwei Kinder zu Waisen gemacht hat, das Herz von Yanne… Sara Johnsen (Buch, Regie) verknüpft die Leidensgeschichten zu einem lebensbejahenden Aufruf für ein respektvolles Miteinander in der globalisierten Welt. Auf dem Filmfest in Haugesund wurde "Upperdog" mit fünf "Amandas" prämiert, u. a. als bester Film und für die beste Regie.
Der Regisseur: Sara Johnsen
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Hermann Sabado as Axel |
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Agnieszka Grochowska as Maria |
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Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Per |
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Bang Chau as Yanne |
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Magnus Bjørnstad as Karsten |
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Yngvild Støen Grotmol as Susanne Holmboe |
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Ole Paus as Fredrik |
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Birgitte Victoria Svendsen as Anne |
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Kjersti Holmen as Else Beate |
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Vidar Sandem as Hans Martin |
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Tone Danielsen as Ruth |
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Espen Klouman Høiner as Fetter |
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Marie Blokhus as Trude |
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Emil Johnsen as Jonas |
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Per Kjerstad as Captain |
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Jo Adrian Haavind as Medsoldat |
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Marit Aschehoug as Kokka |
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Øyvind Osmo Eriksen as Jay |
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Ragnhild Johnsen as Fru Hemse |
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Silje Storstein as Jente i butikk |
| Directing | Sara Johnsen | Director |
| Writing | Sara Johnsen | Writer |
| Production | Tone Belden Haver | Production Manager |
| Directing | Lisa Marie Gamlem | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel Malmén | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Knud Bjørne-Larsen | Associate Producer |
| Art | Christine Bozenski | Props |
| Art | Thomas Nes | Props |
| Production | Jan Eirik Langøen | Line Producer |
| Production | Celine Engebrigtsen | Casting |
| Sound | Marcus Paus | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Pedersen | Costume Design |
| Camera | Henriette Berg-Thomassen | Still Photographer |
| Art | Astrid Strøm Astrup | Art Direction |
| Production | Christian Fredrik Martin | Producer |
| Directing | Aslaug Konradsdottir | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Nicholas Messel | Gaffer |
| Editing | Astrid Skumsrud Johansen | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | John Andreas Andersen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Asle Vatn | Producer |
| Art | Jack Van Domburg | Production Design |
| Production | Weronika Migoń | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camilla Olai Lindblom | Set Costumer |
| Production | Dirk Decker | Producer |
| Production | Charlotta Hansen | Casting |
| Editing | Zaklina Stojcevska | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anja Dahl | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Marcus B. Brodersen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Stephan Konken | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ingar Asdahl | Dialogue Editor |