desertfilmsociety
presents the Coachella Valley Premiere and one-time screening of
“HAWAII, OSLO”
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Camelot Theatres - Doors Open at 9:00 a.m. Coffee & Muffins Available Film Introduction at 9:20 a.m. Screening Begins at 9:30 a.m. Q & A Session Following the Screening DFS
Members present 2006 Membership Card
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| Hawaii, Oslo
is the story of a handful of desperate people whose paths cross on the
hottest day of the year in Oslo. A Norwegian CRASH minus the racial
strife and with the slightest touch of magical realism. Frode and
Milla have their first child, but learn he will not live long without an
expensive operation they cannot afford. Bobbie-Pop is a faded singer
who tries to commit suicide. Leon is an institutionalized mental
patient, who hopes to keep a 10-year-old date on his birthday with his
teenage sweetheart. Leon`s brother, Trygve, gets a weekend leave
from prison to be with Leon on his birthday, but plans on using the furlough
to escape. Overseeing Leon and protecting him is his guardian angel
Vidar, Leon`s best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else
can see, and who may be able to save everyone - except himself…. and the
wondrously well-plotted story goes on and on. It's a grand achievement,
with lots of familiar faces (Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker
among them) for devotees of Scandinavian cinema.
Directed by Erik Poppe Written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg Amanda Awards, Norway 2005 Won: Best Film; Best Screenplay Nominated: Best Actor, Stig Henrnik Hoff Nominated: Best Director, Erik Poppe Rotterdam International Film Festival 2005 Nominated, Tiger Award, Erik Poppe RUNNING TIME: 126 MINUTES LANGUAGE: Norwegian with English Sub-Titles GENRE: Drama Official Website |
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