Home for Christmas

(2010)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 26 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 2010

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Germany, Norway

Director: Bent Hamer

Cast: Нина Андресен-Боруд, Тронд Фёуса Эурвог, Arianit Berisha, Joachim Calmeyer, Levi Henriksen, Сесиль А. Мосли, Igor Necemer, Tomas Norström, Ingunn Beate Øyen, Kai Remlov

Plot

Adapted from a series of short stories by Norwegian author Levi Henriksen, Bent Hamer's "Home for Christmas" weaves together the lives of people struggling to find their way home on a Christmas Eve, beneath the colors of the Northern Lights. The plot unfolds during a few afternoon hours on Christmas Eve. The individual stories, which at times intertwine, are set in the small town Skogli. The characters in the stories cover a great range in age and life situations, representing both reconciliation with their own lives and strong frustration. Some show the will to understand and do something about their lives, while others have given up. Deeply tragic and melancholy aspects are mixed with humour and rather frivolous solutions.