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Release Date:
December 26, 2007
Original Title:
O' Horten
Alternate Titles:
La nouvelle vie de Monsieur Horten
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Bulbul Films
Memento Films Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
ZDF/Arte
Production Countries:
Denmark | France | Germany | Norway
Ratings / Certifications:
NO: A
Runtime: 90
Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?
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Director:
Bent Hamer
Director of Photography:
John Christian Rosenlund
Editor:
Pål Gengenbach
Music:
John Erik Kaada
Producer:
Bent Hamer
Production Manager:
Therese Naustdal
Screenplay:
Bent Hamer
Stunts:
Jeppe Beck Laursen
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