Hope
2019 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 6.9 · 93% critics
A long-term couple, drifting apart after many years together, is shaken by difficult news that affects their whole family. As they face uncertainty and adjust to sudden changes, they begin to reconnect and find their way back to each other.
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Details
- Original title
- Håp
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-22
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (59 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, hopeful relationship drama about a family facing hard news, in the vein of The Worst Person in the World; Not for you if you want fast pacing or light escapism.
Pros: heartfelt relationship focus; family stakes; hopeful tone | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow emotional build; limited plot surprises
Themes
- based on true story
- woman director
- oslo, norway
- brain cancer
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2020 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Andrea Bræin Hovig
as Anja
Stellan Skarsgård
as Tomas
Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne
as Julie
- DS
Daniel Storm Forthun Sandbye
as Erlend
- AV
Alfred Vatne
as Isak
Eirik Hallert
as Henrik
Steinar Klouman Hallert
as Simon
- DE
Dina Enoksen Elvehaug
as Ada
- EØ
Einar Økland
as Anja's Father
Gjertrud Jynge
as Vera
Directed by Maria Sødahl