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Misery Harbour
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Wikipedia article
'Misery Harbour' is a Norwegian drama by Nils Gaup.
The film received mixed reviews with dice throws of 5 in 'VG',"Intenst drama", 'VG' 23 August 1999 and 'Dagbladet';"Intenst i Misery Harbour", 'Dagbladet' 23 August 1999 4 in 'Adresseavisen'"Sjelegranskning uten mystikk", 'Adresseavisen' 23 August 1999 and in 'Bergensavisen';"Ambisist og fengende", 'Bergensavisen' 23 August 1999.
Plot
A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.
Cast
*Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Espen Arnakke
*Stuart Graham as John Wakefield
*Anneke Von Der Lippe as Jenny
*Graham Greene as Burly
*Bjrn Floberg as Johan Hoeg
*Hywel Bennett as The Captain
*Sturla Berg-Johansen as Waiter
*Stig Hoffmeyer as Wilhelm Arnakke
References
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Category:Films directed by Nils Gaup
Category:Norwegian drama films
Category:1999 films
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