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Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex

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Summary

Part of the Oslo Stories trilogy, a casual confession is an explosive catalyst in Dag Johan Haugerud's frank and engaging drama.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

The first part of a triptych that also includes Love and Dreams, this Norwegian drama is an astute treatise on the centrality of sex to modern-day living and the trouble people have in dealing with that fact. After two unnamed chimney sweeps (Thorbjørn Harr and Jan Gunnar Røise) exchange confidences, the elder man is compelled to fathom the significance of a dream in which he is desired by someone resembling David Bowie, while the latter must cope with the fallout of telling his wife of 20 years (Siri Forberg) that he's had a one-off moment with a male client. Writer/director Dag Johan Haugerud is less concerned with narrative mechanics than he is with psychology: male hang-ups, the ways in which the sweeps navigate their emotions, and how their self-discoveries impact upon their loved ones. Examining everything from gender identity and marital fidelity to the extent to which couples are obliged to share, this is certainly dialogue-heavy. But the conversations are drolly thought-provoking and the leads nicely vulnerable, while Cecilie Semec's summery cinematography is as spontaneously infectious as Peder Capjon Kjellsby's jazz-inflected score.

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6.6/10

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Cast

rolenameAvdelingslederThorbjørn HarrRevisorSiri ForbergSosionomBirgitte Larsen

Crew

rolenameDirectorDag Johan Haugerud

Details

Theatrical distributor

Modern Films

Released on

2025-08-22

Languages

Norwegian

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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