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The Bothersome Man

The Bothersome Man

20067.01h 30m

Overview

Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there's no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to "the other side"? A new plan for escape is hatched.

Directed by Jens Lien
Written by Per Schreiner
Produced by Jørgen Storm Rosenberg
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Top Cast

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Andreas

Petronella Barker

Petronella Barker

Anne Britt

Per Schaanning

Per Schaanning

Hugo

Birgitte Larsen

Birgitte Larsen

Ingeborg

Johannes Joner

Johannes Joner

Håvard

Ellen Horn

Ellen Horn

Trulsen

Anders T. Andersen

Anders T. Andersen

Harald

Sigve Bøe

Sigve Bøe

Liten mann

Hanne Lindbæk

Hanne Lindbæk

Vigdis

Bjørn Jenseg

Bjørn Jenseg

Eldre mann

Themes & Keywords

dreamsafterliferevolutiondystopiamodern societysurrealromanceconfusion

About The Bothersome Man

The Bothersome Man is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2006 exploring themes of dreams, afterlife, revolution, dystopia, modern society, surreal. Directed by Jens Lien, it stars Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning. Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there's no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to "the other side"? A new plan for escape is hatched.

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