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Alt for Egil

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Alt For Egil
Directed byTore Rygh
Written byTore Renberg
Tore Rygh
StarringKristoffer Joner
Trond Høvik
Release date
  • 20 August 2004 (2004-08-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Alt For Egil is a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik. Egil Hjelmeland (Joner) is a pizza delivery driver who decides to teach his best friend Jan-Ove Tofte (Høvik), who is mentally retarded, how to drive the delivery car. The title is a play on 'Alt for Norge' (Norwegian: All for Norway) which is a patriotic Norwegian motto dating to World War II.

Reception

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Borghild Maaland of Verdens Gang gave the movie a "die throw" of four, and called it "a pretty nice love-story".[1] Inger Bentzrud of Dagbladet gave it five points, calling it "cheeky and different". She particularly appreciated the musical score, and the film's local atmosphere.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Maaland, Borghild (13 August 2004). "Film - Alt for Egil - VG Nett". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ Inger, Bentzrud (19 August 2004). "Frekk og annerledes gourmet-pizza". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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