Sex

In Dag Johan Haugerud’s film Sex, the story unfolds against the backdrop of modern urban Norway. Through clever wordplay, the film challenges conventional notions of masculinity and societal norms, regardless of whether the characters identify as heterosexual or homosexual.

Two chimney sweeps, both in monogamous, heterosexual marriages, find themselves in situations that challenge their perspectives on sexuality and gender norms. One of them has a sexual encounter with another man, yet doesn’t interpret it as an expression of homosexual desire or infidelity. Meanwhile, the other experiences vivid nocturnal dreams where he appears as a woman. This bewildering experience leads him to question how much external perception shapes his identity and whether he has suppressed aspects of himself, thus limiting his true self.