Desperate Acquaintances Backdrop Blur
Desperate Acquaintances Poster
3.0 1h 34m

Desperate Acquaintances

Three twenty-something male friends in a non-descript Norwegian city seeking happiness. In the crazy 90s with the sexual confusion, substance abuse, and welfare-abuse prevalent, the quest often involves desperate acquaintances (prostitutes, crazy, wrong choices), but most often through a very personal bond of their own. The three are different: One is gay just coming out, another is a "liberated heterosexual" looking for love (in all the wrong places), and the third a manic depressive who alternates between mental wards and a yuppy existence.

Top Cast

  • Bjarte Hjelmeland

    Bjarte Hjelmeland

    Yngve

  • Anders Dale

    Anders Dale

    Anders

  • Bjørnar Teigen

    Bjørnar Teigen

    Terje

  • Janic Heen

    Janic Heen

    Mefistofeles

  • Kim Kolstad

    Kim Kolstad

    Gutt på disco

  • Pascale Nielsen

    Pascale Nielsen

    Sykepleier

  • Lise Rostad

    Lise Rostad

    Mette

  • Eirin Jansen

    Eirin Jansen

  • Audun Meling

    Audun Meling

    Mann i bar

Overview

Three twenty-something male friends in a non-descript Norwegian city seeking happiness. In the crazy 90s with the sexual confusion, substance abuse, and welfare-abuse prevalent, the quest often involves desperate acquaintances (prostitutes, crazy, wrong choices), but most often through a very personal bond of their own. The three are different: One is gay just coming out, another is a "liberated heterosexual" looking for love (in all the wrong places), and the third a manic depressive who alternates between mental wards and a yuppy existence.

Rating

3.0 / 10
3 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations

My Brother the Devil

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.

My Brother the Devil

6.4 2012