''Desperate Acquaintances'' () is a 1998 Norwegian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Svend Wam Svend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft, known as Svend Wam (5 May 1946 – 7 May 2017), was a Norwegian film director. Wam was born in Son, Norway. He was best known for his collaborations with Petter Vennerød, creating fourteen films under the moniker '' ...

, starring Anders Dale, Janic Heen and

Bjarte Hjelmeland Bjarte Hjelmeland (born 24 February 1970) is a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret ...

. It is about three men in their mid-twenties – Anders (Dale), Mefistofeles (Heen) and Yngve (Hjelmeland) – who are struggling to fit in.

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''Desperate Acquaintances (Desperate bekjentskaper)''
at the Norwegian Film Institute 1998 films 1998 drama films Norwegian drama films {{Norway-film-stub