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Halfway to Haugesund
Halfway to Haugesund

Halfway to Haugesund

Not having a car in Telemark is hell

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Faded punker Otto gets a gig in Haugesund, and gets his dads old Opel Diplomat from the scrap yard. In Telemark, however, he makes a wrong turn and meets Farida Svalastog, who makes a living finding Americans' Norwegian roots (or those who pretend to be). Then strange things start to happen, and Otto gets stuck on the labyrinthine roads of Telemark. Among other things, he is chased by amcar enthusiasts who are looking for the engine of the Opel Diplomat, which houses a highly sought after Chevrolet V8.

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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Norwegian

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

12 September 1997

Country

Norway

Cast

Geir Birk Nilsen

Geir Birk Nilsen

Otto

Yasmin Syed

Yasmin Syed

Farida Svalastog

Eivind Haugestøl

Eivind Haugestøl

Shop cashier

Gullik Gjerjordet

Gullik Gjerjordet

Shop customer

Trygve Hynne

Trygve Hynne

Gas station owner

Agnes Buen Garnås

Agnes Buen Garnås

Singer

Peter Garden

Peter Garden

Mr. Car

Elisabeth Bestum

Elisabeth Bestum

Turid

Aslak Høgetveit

Aslak Høgetveit

Farmer

Åsne B. Aase

Åsne B. Aase

Cowboy mother

Geir Aase

Geir Aase

Cowboy son

Tarjei Skræi

Tarjei Skræi

Impala owner

Ole J. Aasen

Ole J. Aasen

Am-car club

Per Jespersen

Per Jespersen

Am-car club

Venke Bakke

Venke Bakke

At funeral

Gjermund Berdalen

Gjermund Berdalen

At funeral

Nette Madsen

Nette Madsen

At funeral

Berit Bergsland

Berit Bergsland

Guy in Volvo

Bjørg Omland

Bjørg Omland

Girl in Volvo

Ove Dalen

Ove Dalen

Radio voice (voice)

Trond Fonnelid

Trond Fonnelid

Police radio (voice)

Nils Sletta

Nils Sletta

Police radio (voice)

Erling Dokk Holm

Erling Dokk Holm

Priest

Sigrund Høgetveit

Sigrund Høgetveit

Farmer's wife

Stig Høgetveit

Stig Høgetveit

Farmer's heir

Aasmund Nordstoga

Aasmund Nordstoga

Postbank robber

Signe Marie Kittelsaa

Signe Marie Kittelsaa

Postbank teller

Olav G. Larsen

Olav G. Larsen

Hotel guest

Harald Sørensen

Harald Sørensen

Mechanic

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