House of Norway

Feb 17, 2017

1h 16m

★ 5.6

Overview

A Persian refugee comes to Norway seeking asylum, and winds up at a quirky, secluded academy where he must pass a series of tests in order to stay.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Beacon Isle Films

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Cast

Ramin

Sharukh Kavousi

Oddleiv

Gard B. Eidsvold

Bodil

Hege Schøyen

Bergljot

Helén Vikstvedt

Huldra

Ingeborg Raustøl

Djemane

Ali Djabbary

Sven Henriksen

Far i huset 1-7

Egil Hegerberg

Sverdrup

Knut Nærum

Oransjemannen

Christopher Emil Jørgensen

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