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Storyline

Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly gay and a member of the workers union. Robert is hiding his sexual orientation from the other Polish immigrant workers. When Ivar helps the Polish to start a strike for better working conditions at the factory, Robert has to choose between money or love.

Released

2023-03-06
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 38m
Genre

Drama, Romance
Status

Released
Language

English, Norsk, Polski
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Production

Spætt Film, Solo Film, Riva Film, Filminvest

Crew

Leiv Igor Devold

Director

Justyna Bilik

Writer

Håvard Wettland Gossé

Producer

Keywords:

homophobia drag queen norway fish factory lgbt labor union workers union male male relationship coastal city gay theme

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Cast

Hubert Miłkowski

Robert

Karl Bekele Steinland

Ivar

Edyta Torhan

Maria

Øyvind Brandtzæg

Bjørn

Jakub Sierenberg

Marek

Izabella Dudziak

Julia

Simonas Dovidauskas

Vytautas

Jakub Nosiadek

Oktawian

Piotr Czarnecki

Grzegorz

Hanna Klepacka

Madejska

Hans Petter Nilson

Leader of union

Berit Rusten

Eli

Natalie Bjerke Roland

Johanna

Carl Martin Eggesbø

Anders

Grzegorz Kozlowski

Paweł

Kristine Ånstad Arntsen

Girl in bar

Anna Gebhardt

Older daughter

Hanna Gebhardt

Younger daughter

Marianne Meløy

Maria's boss

Lauritz Guldal Einarsen

Robert's date

Katarzyna Wieczorek

Zawadzka

Even Wettland Gossé

Infant

Allan Fallrø

Bartender

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Reviews for Norwegian Dream

A Review by Brent_Marchant 6

Written by Brent_Marchant on 2023-09-26

Coming out stories have become a staple of LGBTQ+ cinema over the years, and, through the years, these offerings have increasingly come to d... read more

Coming out stories have become a staple of LGBTQ+ cinema over the years, and, through the years, these offerings have increasingly come to distinguish themselves by incorporating greater and more specific details about the circumstances under which these tales unfold. Adding such context has significantly helped these films establish themselves as stories that go beyond being works of fundamentally basic gay-themed cinema. However, by including these additional narrative elements, it’s become incumbent on the creators of these pictures to seek to harmoniously integrate these supplemental aspects into their stories to make them more complete offerings. Such appears to have been the intent behind director Leiv Igor Devold’s third feature outing, the story of a closeted laborer (Hubert Milkowski) who leaves his native Poland to take a job in Norway, hoping that he’ll find a more tolerant way of life compared to the bigoted attitudes prevalent in his homeland. Upon arrival, however, he finds adjustment difficult, partly because he’s unaccustomed to his newfound freedom and partly because of other challenges faced by immigrant workers, such as the bald-faced disrespect often inflicted on them, issues related to the difficulty involved in union organizing and seeking ways to balance his life in Norway with that of relatives back in Poland. All of these story threads have merit, too, but this release struggles to find an effective degree of integration, prompting the narrative to frequently wander as if lost in the Scandinavian woods. That’s unfortunate, given that all the makings of an engaging story are present here, but they never quite gel into a cohesive whole, leaving viewers wondering exactly what the filmmaker and script writers were ultimately going for. Granted, the film shines a bright light on the widely held illusion of a “Norwegian dream,” one that sadly seems to mirror its equally illusory American counterpart, but, that consideration aside, this tale ultimately raises more questions than it answers, leaving viewers as unsatisfied as its disillusioned protagonist. Indeed, staying put might not be the wisest decision for someone in need of making a change, but then an alleged panacea might not be the answer either. As ambitious as it might be to try to convey that notion cinematically, some things just don’t work out in the end, as this film illustrates.