Jonny Vang

Norway is a country which most people know little of (with the exception of football fans - Ole Gunnar Solksjaer aka Babyface who plays for Man U should be known to most British citizens for example). So, you'd be suprised if I tell you that the Norwegian filmindustry is pretty impressive for such a small population, and delivers several high-quality movies every year.

If I was to recommend ONE Norwegian film: Go watch Jonny Vang from 2003! It's great! Directed by Jens Lien and with Aksel Hennie in the leading role - you can't really go wrong. The fact that the soundrack is by Calexico - well, that just makes it even better! Iit's a story played out in the Norwegian country side, where Jonny messes up old friendships when he needs them most by sleeping with his best friend's girlfriend, and then it all goes downhill from there. Yet, this movie is suprisingly funny and really cool!

Read more here and watch the trailer here.