Home for Christmas

Adapted from a series of short stories by Norwegian author Levi Henriksen, Bent Hamers Home for Christmas weaves together the lives of people struggling to find their way home on a Christmas Eve, beneath the colors of the Northern Lights. The plot unfolds during a few afternoon hours on Christmas Eve. The individual stories, which at times intertwine, are set in the small town Skogli. The characters in the stories cover a great range in age and life situations, representing both reconciliation with their own lives and strong frustration. Some show the will to understand and do something about their lives, while others have given up. Deeply tragic and melancholy aspects are mixed with humour and rather frivolous solutions.

5.7

90 min

Cast

Nina Andresen Borud

as Karin

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

as Paul

Arianit Berisha

as Goran

Joachim Calmeyer

as Simon

Levi Henriksen

as Security Man

Cecilie A. Mosli

as Elise

Igor Necemer

as Serb

Tomas Norström

as Kristen

Ingunn Beate Øyen

as Johanne Jacobsen

Kai Remlov

as Ambulansepersonale

Morten Ilseng Risnes

as Thomas

Fridtjov Såheim

as Knut

Sarah Bintu Sakor

as Bintu

Issaka Sawadogo

as Bintu's Father

Kristine Rui Slettebakken

as Tone

Reidar Sørensen

as Jordan

Nadja Soukup

as Goran's Mother

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

as Hroar

Nina Zanjani

as Albanian Woman

Robert Skjærstad

as Ambulansepersonale

Gard B. Eidsvold

as Togkonduktør

Director

Bent Hamer