Welcome Home
Synopsis
Welcome Home examines conflict issues related to immigration and integration and portrays people from warmer latitudes settling in a colder country inhabited by people with stronger inhibition, and the result is a critically acclaimed charming and entertaining feature documentary.
Welcome Home is a warm portrait of several Norwegian immigrants, either first or second generation, living in Oslo and Bergen. The film is a big hearted comedy which follows the main characters through their daily life. We learn to know them as they struggle to fit in or decide to stand out, we follow them trough their observations on the Norwegian society, as well as on each other, and we get to know them through their beliefs, their strengths and errors, and most importantly, through their meeting with the new culture.
Credits
Director:
Trond Kvist
Producer:
Torstein Grude
Editor:
Torkel Gjørv
Original Music:
Kristian Stangebye, Calle Hamre, Kong Klang Audio-Vission and Lasse Myrvold
Production Designer:
Teken as - Tom Chr. Lilletvedt
Written by:
Trond Kvist
DOP:
Knut Aas and Torstein Nodland
Cast
Production details
Original title
Velkommen hjem
Year
2002
Length
90 min
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
English
Format
BetaCam, 35mm, DVD
Production company
Piraya Film
Production country
Norway
Sales/Distribution
Kudos Family. Festival Distribution: The Norwegian Film Institute
Website
www.piraya.no
Awards & Festivals
Festivals:
2003 Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad
2003 Nordisk Panorama, Malmö, Sweden