Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
May 15, 2003
Svenska Filminstitutet, BOB Film Sweden
11 people
Joachim Calmeyer
Isak Bjørvik
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Tomas Norström
Folke Nilsson
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Bjørn Floberg
Grant
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Reine Brynolfsson
Malmberg
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Sverre Anker Ousdal
Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
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Gard B. Eidsvold
Bakkemann
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Lennart Jähkel
Green
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Leif Andrée
Dr. Ljungberg
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Bjørn Jenseg
Vaktmester
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Jan Gunnar Røise
Vaktmesterassistent
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Trond Brænne
Ordfører
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