Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Stars: Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gard B. Eidsvold
Crew: Jörgen Bergmark (Screenplay), Philip Øgaard (Director of Photography), Bent Hamer (Producer), Pål Gengenbach (Editor), Bent Hamer (Director), Bent Hamer (Screenplay)
Country: Norway, Sweden
Language: svenska, Norsk
Studio: Svenska Filminstitutet, BOB Film Sweden, Bulbul Films
Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 19, 2003
IMDb: 4
Keywords:research, friendship, bachelor, cooking, housewife, caravan, norway, beobachtung, hochsitz, neighbor, football (soccer), surveillance, 1950s, pedestal
