I first saw this film at a film festival by chance, and I think I was very lucky. Far from being uninteresting for people from outside Norway, this film is indeed very fun and thoughtful. It is not about politics or Norway as such, it can be just about people, people of this earth, how we are alone even when there are people with us, how our relationships work out, how our lives change and yet stay the same, how some people are cruel and others good but this is actually the same thing when you get to the bottom of it all. When I came out of the movie, I found myself not being able to stop smiling: I was on a natural high. And every time I watch the DVD, I find the same thing happening over and over again. It has a calming effect: you realize that we are all the same and this is somehow comforting. There is not a lot of dialogue, not much action, the music is beautiful and so suitable, the photography is superb. The film is made up of several short films (they can indeed be shown as short films), bound together by the story of a lonely man with a dream. 100% enjoyment despite the political elements being incomprehensible by outsiders!!! (But it would be a total let-down for Hollywood lovers.)
