5 Lies

5 Lies (Norwegian: 5 Løgner) is a 2007 Norwegian drama film directed by Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen,[1] starring Pia Tjelta, Gard B. Eidsvold and Kim Sørensen. It follows five different people through the course of one day in Oslo.

5 Lies
Film poster
Norwegian5 løgner
Directed byLars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen
Written byLars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen
StarringPia Tjelta
Gard B. Eidsvold
Kim Sørensen
Production
company
Anders Tangen
Distributed byScanbox
Release date
  • 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)[1]
Running time
97 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
BudgetNOK 15 million[1]

Synopsis

The film follows five people throughout a single day, showing how their lives intersect.

Cast
  • Michalis Koutsogiannakis as Ragnar
  • Pia Tjelta as Maya
  • Gard Eidsvold as Torgrim
  • Kim Sørensen as Ulrik
  • Jon Skolmen as Ole Gunnar
  • Line Verndal as Angela
  • Henrik Rafaelsen as Jørn
  • Frank Kjosås as Stian
  • Ingvild Lien as Rita
  • Naeem Azam as Lege

Production

5 Lies marked Jacobsen's feature film debut.[2] He was given a budget of approximately NOK 14 million and Jacobsen intended for the film's main message to center around "the terror of good", which he described as "a political correctness where people increasingly have to suppress aspects of themselves to be accepted."[3] Pia Tjelta was confirmed as one of the film's stars and would be portraying a mail order bride.[4]

Release

5 Lies was released on 15 August 2007 in Norway. It performed poorly at the box office, with NRK reporting that only 15,000 people had purchased tickets as of September of that year.[5]

Jacobsen responded to the poor reception for 5 Lies, stating that "VG and Dagbladet tried to murder the child at the moment of birth" and calling the Norwegian audience "idiots".[6][7]

Reception

Critical reception for 5 Lies was lukewarm.[8][9] Verdens Gang reviewed the film, writing that it was "extremely ambitious" but also "ran aground".[10] ABC Nyheter gave it 6/10, criticizing it as uneven.[11]

References
  1. "5 Lies Out In Norway". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  2. Nilsen, Remi (2007-08-03). "5 løgner 2 centimeter til side for virkeligheten". Le Monde diplomatique (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. Nyheter, Film & Kino / ABC (2007-08-11). "En trashfilmskapers bekjennelser". www.abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. "9 millioner til Pias sex-komedie". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  5. Solbakken, Marte (2007-09-12). "5 Løgner gedigen flopp". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  6. Aune, Oddvin (2020-03-22). "Til krig mot kritikken". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. "- Nordmenn er bønder og idioter". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  8. "Mye ris, litt ros til Pia Tjelta-film". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  9. NORDVIK, MARTIN (2007-08-16). "Spinkel livstilssatire". adressa.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  10. "GENRE: DRAMA: Ambisiøs nedtur". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  11. Nyheter, Elise Nyborg Eriksen / ABC (2007-08-16). "Haltende løgner". www.abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-04-26.


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