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15-year-old Alma (Helene Bergsholm) is consumed by her out-of-control hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to down-and-dirty daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on. Alma and her best friend Sara (Malin Bjørhovde) live in an insufferably boring little town in the hinterlands of Norway called Skoddeheimen, a place they loathe so much that every time their school bus passes the sign that names it, they routinely flip it off. After Alma has a stimulating yet awkward encounter with Artur, she makes the mistake of telling her incredulous friends, who ostracize her at school, until even Sara can't be seen with her. At home, Alma's single mother is overwhelmed and embarrassed by her daughter's extravagant phone sex bills and wears earplugs to muffle Alma’s round-the-clock acts of self-gratification. Throughout, the complexities of Alma's burgeoning sexuality and loneliness are compassionately rendered by director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen with a frankness that always rings true, as does Helene Bergsholm's quietly moving performance as Alma.
Original Release
08/19/2011
US Release
03/30/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Helene Bergsholm | Alma |
Malin Bjørhovde | Sara |
Beate Stofring | Ingrid |
Matias Myren | Artur |
Lars Nordtvedt Listau | Kjartan |
Henriette Steenstrup | Alma's Mother |
Jon Bleiklie Devik | Sebjørn |
Julia Schacht | Elisabeth |
Arthur Berning | Terje |
Hilde-Gunn Ommedal | Magda |
Directors
Writers
Olaug Nilssen, Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helene Bergsholm | Alma |
Malin Bjørhovde | Sara |
Beate Stofring | Ingrid |
Matias Myren | Artur |
Lars Nordtvedt Listau | Kjartan |
Henriette Steenstrup | Alma's Mother |
Jon Bleiklie Devik | Sebjørn |
Julia Schacht | Elisabeth |
Arthur Berning | Terje |
Hilde-Gunn Ommedal | Magda |
Ole Johan Skjelbred-Knutsen | Turnip Factory Boss |
Finn Tokvam | Math Teacher / Meth teacher |
Yngve Hustad Reite | Careful Guy at Supermarket / Careful guy at super market |
Ronny Brede Aase | Truck Driver |
Per Kjerstad | Stig (voice) / Stig |
Thomas Opheim | Børre |
Arve Guggedal | Einar |
Inger Elisabeth Mingen | Kari |
Merete Red | Artur's Sister / Arthur's sister |
Mira Isabella Skaar Madsen | Trampolinejenter / Trampolinejente |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Knud Bjørne-Larsen | Producer |
Sigve Endresen | Producer |
Brede Hovland | Producer |