Happy, Happy

Sykt lykkelig

K12

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Director

Anne Sewitsky

Run time

1h 25min

Cast

Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens

A comedy about infidelity, moose meat, white and coal-black lies, blowjobs and cottage cheese.

Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she "isn't particularly attractive" anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when "the perfect couple" moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child – from Ethiopia! These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before – even if Kaja tries her very best.

Film director Anne Sewitsky (b. 1978) studied directing at the Norwegian Film School, graduating in 2006 with the short Hjertekutt as her diploma film. Her first film after graduating, the short "Oh, My God!" was given special mention by the childrens jury, and awarded the Special Prize of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerkin in the Generation Kplus programme of the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.Her feature film debut came in 2010 with the comedy "Sykt Lykkelig" (Happy, happy), which was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in january 2011.

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Director

Anne Sewitsky

Run time

1h 25min

Cast

Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens

A comedy about infidelity, moose meat, white and coal-black lies, blowjobs and cottage cheese.

Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she "isn't particularly attractive" anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when "the perfect couple" moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child – from Ethiopia! These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before – even if Kaja tries her very best.

Film director Anne Sewitsky (b. 1978) studied directing at the Norwegian Film School, graduating in 2006 with the short Hjertekutt as her diploma film. Her first film after graduating, the short "Oh, My God!" was given special mention by the childrens jury, and awarded the Special Prize of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerkin in the Generation Kplus programme of the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.Her feature film debut came in 2010 with the comedy "Sykt Lykkelig" (Happy, happy), which was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in january 2011.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Allowed

Production year

2011

Global distributor

Nordisk Film

Local distributor

Estinfilm OÜ

In cinema

10/7/2011