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2008 | Color | 1h 30

Horten is a lonely man with a lot of time on his hands. He is trying to find the meaning of his life plagued by routine. For 40 years he has worked as a train conductor, and has never missed a trip. But for the first time, on his last day of work, Horten arrives late and misses his last departure.


Country: Noruega
Direction: Hamer; Bent
Script: Hamer; Bent
Production: Hamer; Bent
Photography: Christian Rosenlund; John
Sound: Solum; Morten
Music: Erick Kaada; John
Cast:Hjelmeland; Bjarte, Moan; Henry, Floberg; Bjørn, Nørby; Ghita, Skjønberg; Espen, Owe; Bård, Remlov; Kai
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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