North

North is a Norwegian film from 2009 written by Erlend Loe and directed by Rune Denstad Langlo. Anders Baasmo Christiansen plays the main role of "Jomar Henriksen". Summary Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely existence as the guard of a ski park. When he learns that he might be the father of a child way up north, he sets on a strange and poetic journey through Norway on a snowmobile, with 5 liters of alcohol as sole provisions. On this trip through amazing arctic landscapes, Jomar seems to do everything in his power to avoid reaching his destination. He meets other tender and confused souls, who will all contribute to push Jomar further along his reluctant journey towards the brighter side of life. Achievements North participated in the Berlin Film Festival where it won the award "Europa Cinemas Label ex aequo". The film shared the award with a French film called Welcome. The film won the main award "The Transilvania Trophy" in the Transilvanian International Film Festival and shared it with a Romanian film. The film also won the "Best Cinematography Award" (Philip Øgaard).