O'Horten
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64% Critic Match

O'Horten

6.4 / 10 2007 1h 30mNR Norwegian
DramaComedy

Storyline

Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?

Cast & Crew

Baard Owe

Baard Owe

Odd Horten

Lead
Espen Skjønberg

Espen Skjønberg

Trygve Sissener

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Fru Deinboll

Bjørn Floberg

Bjørn Floberg

Flo

Henny Moan

Henny Moan

Svea

Bjarte Hjelmeland

Bjarte Hjelmeland

Konduktør

Kai Remlov

Kai Remlov

Steiner Sissener

Trond-Viggo Torgersen

Trond-Viggo Torgersen

Opsahl

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bent Hamer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. O'Horten is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker