O'Horten
2007 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · 85% critics
A quiet, dependable train driver retires after decades on the job and suddenly finds his routine slipping away. Over a few strange, small encounters and misadventures, he’s nudged into unexpected connections and new experiences, forcing him to consider what he wants from the rest of his life.
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Details
- Original title
- O' Horten
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-12-26
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (53 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like low-key, deadpan comedies built from odd little moments and a reflective mood, similar to About Endlessness or A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence; Not for you if you need fast pacing and big laughs.
Pros: dry, quirky humor; gentle offbeat encounters; thoughtful late-life shift | Cons: very slow pace; little plot drive; surreal moments may jar
Themes
- airport
- retirement
- surrealism
- norway
- whiskey
- train
- train conductor
- sleep over
- mother son relationship
- ski jumping
- blind driver
- tobacco shop
Awards & recognition
- Silver nugget — the best Norwegian film · 2007
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Baard Owe
as Odd Horten
Espen Skjønberg
as Trygve Sissener
Ghita Nørby
as Fru Deinboll
Bjørn Floberg
as Flo
Henny Moan
as Svea
Bjarte Hjelmeland
as Konduktør
Kai Remlov
as Steiner Sissener
Trond-Viggo Torgersen
as Opsahl
Per Jansen
as Formann for lokomotivførerne
Gard B. Eidsvold
as Stinesen
Directed by Bent Hamer