The former con wants to get away from his past life, but alas, his former boss, Rune, has a different idea, he wants Ulrik to take care of the man that was responsible for sending him to jail.Ī newly released prisoner is not exactly what employers look forward to hire, but with a bit of influence from Rune, he is engaged as a auto mechanic in the shop run by a man that wants Ulrik to concentrate in fixing the problems brought to him, and do not get involved with Merete, the lady that takes care of the books in the office of the garage. Having served time, he is facing an uncertain world. Ulrik, a sort of taciturn middle aged man, is seen getting out of prison as the story begins. Reviewed by jotix100 8 / 10 Junking the car Moland still gives his audience films we remember!
Still there's scenes that is quite memorable, and there's hope even in a quite hopeless situation. The casting is perfect, though, and this film could really have been an instant classic. The film functions as a nice story, and is good entertainment, but seems to lack a little in the manuscript to make it a classic. Especially the "sex for food"-scenes with his landlady, being the jealous sister of the mafia-boss, was making a buzz. Hans Petter Moland got lots of praise at Berlin Filmfestival with this worn down comedy. Women of all kinds still finds him attractive, and his old debt to the local mafia-boss makes life more complicated than it should be. Everyone gives him a chance, even the old acquainted mafia-boss, which wants him to kill again. That is of course impossible, starting over in his old environment of a run down Oslo suburb.
Stellan Skarsgårds character gets lots of complications, even though most are willing to give the convicted man a lot a chances to begin a new life, with warnings to not ever looking behind at the past. Reviewed by OJT 8 / 10 Complications with women, kids, cars and a violent pastĪ Kaurismäki-style dark comedy about a man coming out of prison after a 12 year sentence.
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