The Lens Within Me
An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.
Closed Ward
This black-and-white Norwegian film is a great rarity: a film with comic elements set in a mental ward which does not overstep the bounds of common sense or good taste.
Top Billed Cast
Roy Bjørnstad Vestfold
Carsten Byhring Vålerenga
Frimann Falck Clausen Paul Paulus
Vegard Hall Gamlingen
Erik Hivju Harry
Freddy Lindquist Gitaristen
Per Tofte Playboy
Carsten Winger Hamlet
Gard Øyen Guttungen
Eva von Hanno Pleiersken
Ole-Jørgen Nilsen Avdelingssjef
Marianne Kleiser 
Per Theodor Haugen Overlegen
Torbjørn Halvorsen Svein Moen Georg Richter Lege
Kirsten Sørlie Eilif Armand Den tilknappede
Jannik Bonnevie 
Vibeke Falk
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