''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' ( and also known as ''Regnskap'') is a 2010 Norwegian

crime comedy film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but als ...

directed by

Hans Petter Moland Hans Petter Moland (born 17 October 1955) is a Norwegian film director. Career Moland was born in Oslo. He had received awards for his commercials at major festivals, including Cannes, before he made his feature debut in 1993 with ''The Last Lieu ...

. It premiered on 19 March 2010, and was the sixth feature-film directed by

. It was nominated for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

at the

60th Berlin International Film Festival The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2010, with Werner Herzog as president of the jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama '' Apart Together'', in com ...

. Moland said that the film "''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' is about grown-ups struggling to keep up with the times. It's a black comedy about burning out with dignity, even for criminals".From Hollywood to Alnabru Filed 28 February 2009 at Wayback Machine . - Article in Dagsavisen 27 February 2009. During opening weekend in Norway, 16,000 people saw ''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' in theaters. The film received the Norwegian 'Film Critic Award' in 2011.

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan John Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier, appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2003), ''Melancholia' ...

as Ulrik * Bjørn Floberg as Rune Jensen * Gard B. Eidsvold as Rolf *

Jorunn Kjellsby Jorunn Kjellsby (born 7 April 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater (1961–1963), Oslo Nye Teater (1968–1970) and Det Norske Teateret (1971–). She has also had almost 30 movies, such as ''Bryll ...

as Karen Margrethe *

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo. Sundquist is especially famous for the roles as Merlin ...

as Sven *

Jon Øigarden Jon Øigarden (born 31 May 1971) is a Norwegian actor, who is well known for his role as journalist Peter Verås in the TV series ''Mammon'', Jarl Varg in Norsemen, and other Norwegian films. Career Jon Øigarden was educated at the Norwegian N ...

as Kristian * Kjersti Holmen as Wenche *

Jan Gunnar Røise Jan Gunnar Røise (born 24 September 1975) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Eidsvoll, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre, and has been employed there ...

as Geir * Julia Bache-Wiig as Silje * Aksel Hennie as Samí *

Henrik Mestad Henrik Mestad (born 22 June 1964) is a Norwegian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his role as the Norwegian prime minister in the political thriller '' Occupied'', and as Viking chieftain Olav in '' Norseman''. Early life and ...

as Kenny * Jannike Kruse as Merete * Ane H. Røvik Wahlen as Kenny's wife

References

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* 2010 films 2010 comedy-drama films 2010s crime comedy-drama films Norwegian crime comedy films Norwegian comedy-drama films 2010s Norwegian-language films Films directed by Hans Petter Moland Films scored by Halfdan E {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub