''Returning Home'' ( no, Å vende tilbake) is a 2015 Norwegian

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directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. It was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the

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at the

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, but it lost out to '' The Wave''. The film received several reviews with " die throws" of 4 in ''

Dagsavisen ''Dagsavisen'' is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. ...

'', ''

Bergensavisen ''Bergensavisen'' (lit. "the Bergen newspaper"), usually shortened to ''BA'', is the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway. The paper is published in tabloid format. The newspaper's webpage ba.no is Bergen's largest local newspaper webpage ...

'', and 3 in '' VG'', ''

Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 millio ...

'', and ''

Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newspa ...

''. ''Å vende tilbake'' was previously the Norwegian title of

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

's film ''

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''.

Cast

* Åsmund Høeg as Oscar * Fredrik Grøndahl as Fredrik *

Ingar Helge Gimle Ingar Helge Gimle (born 28 September 1956) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Oslo, Norway. He made his stage debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1985, was employed at Oslo Nye Teater from 1989 and the National Theatre of Norway from 1996. For stage ...

as Einar *

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as Anna * Isabel Christine Andreasen as Mari

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films Norwegian drama films 2010s Norwegian-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub