''Hjelperytteren'' (English title: ''110% Honest'') is a Norwegian feature film from 2019 written and directed by
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen (born 1975) is a Norwegian screenwriter and film director.
Early life
She was born in 1975 and grew up in Høvik, Norway.
She studied film directing at The National Film School of the Czech Republic, as well as so ...
. The film is a drama film–black comedy starring
Silje Salomonsen as the former professional cyclist Kim Karlsen, who, several years after she quit, admits to having used
EPO as a
performance-enhancing drug
Performance-enhancing substances (PESs), also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.
Many substances, such as anabolic steroids, can be used to improve at ...
during her successful career.
For his role in the film,
Espen Klouman Høiner was nominated for the 2019
Kanon Award in the category best supporting actor.
Plot
Former professional cyclist Kim Karlsen is now 39 years old, and she holds a press conference during which she admits the use of performance-enhancing substances during her career. This dark comedy takes viewers behind the scenes of a doping scandal as it begins to unfold, observing how Kim copes with her fall from popularity. However, instead of accepting the consequences of her actions, the protagonist insists that she did nothing wrong.
Cast
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Silje Salomonsen as Kim Karlsen
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Espen Klouman Høiner as Peter
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Agnes Kittelsen
Agnes Elisabet Hilden Kittelsen (born 20 May 1980) is a Norwegian actress.
Biography
Agnes Kittelsen is known for her role as Anneli in the TV-series ''Skolen'' (2004), as the title character's wife Tikken in the 2008 film '' Max Manus'' and ...
as Grete Stein
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Kjersti Tveterås as Marie-Louise
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Nader Khademi as Dennis
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Henriette Steenstrup
Henriette Steenstrup (born 29 September 1974) is a Norwegian actress, comedian and scriptwriter.
Personal life
Steenstrup was born in Oslo on 29 September 1974. She was married to actor Fridtjov Såheim from 2006 to 2016, and has two children ...
as Line
* Rachel Cohen as Nancy Legpower
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Helene Bergsholm as the translator
References
External links
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''Hjelperytteren''at the
National Library of Norway
The National Library of Norway () was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005.
Prior to the e ...
''Hjelperytteren''at Filmfront
2019 films
Norwegian comedy-drama films
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