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2006 Certificate 15
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40-year-old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and have sex, but no-one seems to connect or even enjoy themselves. It isn't long before Andreas marries attractive interior designer .. Read more

Starring Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen
Director Jens Lien
Genres Drama, Thriller

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The Bothersome Man

40-year-old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and have sex, but no-one seems to connect or even enjoy themselves. It isn't long before Andreas marries attractive interior designer Anne-Britt (Petronella Barker), and as the pair settle into a comfortable if emotionally vacant routine, the newly arrived citizen gradually begins to question why everyone and everything seems so superficial. As the ubiquitous "Caretakers" who preside over the city take note that their latest arrival just doesn't seem to fit in, Andreas begins to concoct a plan to escape.

Starring Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes Joner, Ellen Horn, Anders T. Andersen
Director Jens Lien
Studio ICA FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: Norwegian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Jan 2008
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • Hell is furnished by IKEA in this grimly chucklesome absurdist fable from Norwegian writer Per Schreiner and director... read more on Time Out

    • Ben Walters, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 16 out of 16 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Very Bothersome indeed

    I've just watched this at the cinema, what a fantastic film, The Norwegians certainly do have a black sense of humour, in places this film has you recoiling in horror and almost wetting yourself laughing at the same time, which was a first for me. Very black, very subtitled, very funny, but be warned, Hollywood it aint. Highly recommended (if you like this sort of thing)!

      • Jace from Sheffield
      • Posted 09 Aug 2007 20:51

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    highly recommended!

    extraordinary, brilliant and downright weird! I loved it! I highly recommend this film.

      • A customer from Twickenham
      • Posted 18 Jul 2008 15:38

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      • 40-year-old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and ...