Homesick (Norwegian: De nærmeste) is a 2015 Norwegian drama film directed by Anne Sewitsky. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[2] but it lost out to The Wave.[3]

Homesick
Film poster
Directed byAnne Sewitsky
Written byAnne Sewitsky
StarringIne Marie Wilmann
Release dates
  • 23 January 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance)
  • 27 March 2015 (2015-03-27) (Norway)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

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Charlotte (Ine Marie Wilmann) and Henrik (Simon J. Berger) are two half-siblings who grew up apart and end up falling in love after meeting for the first time in adulthood.

Cast

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  • Ine Marie Wilmann as Charlotte
  • Simon J. Berger as Henrik
  • Anneke von der Lippe as Anna
  • Silje Storstein as Marte
  • Oddgeir Thune as Dag
  • Kari Onstad Winge as Kirsten
  • Terje Strømdahl as Bjørn
  • Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson as Elin
  • Oscar Ducasse as Oscar
  • Arturo Tovar as Marco
  • Anna Dworak as Psykolog
  • Hans Rønningen as Erik
  • Even Nyhoff as Annas Nye Kjaereste

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Krigstraumer, søskenkjærlighet og katastrofer på Oscar-kortlisten". Norwegian Film Institute. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ ""Bølgen" er Norges Oscar-kandidat". NRK. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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