In the House of Angels / Dei Mjuke Hendene

More than half of the media stories on the elderly in the nineties deal with private wards and the right to have a shower every day, in other words the initiatives, the reforms, and the political intentions towards senior citizens. But behind the curtains in a Norwegian home for the elderly, one hears whispers about hands. The absence of hands.

Details

Country of Production
Norway

Year of Production
1998

Format
35 mm, Digi Beta Pal, Beta SP Pal

Length
93 min

Director
Margreth Olin

Production
Speranza Film AS

Original Language
Norwegian

Subtitles
English

Festivals / Awards

The Oslo-Prize. Norwegian Film of the Year 1998 (Natt & Dag)
The Norwegian FF 1998
Nordic Filmdays, Lübeck 1998
Göteborg IFF 1999
Cinéma du Réel Paris 1999
Norwegian Shortfilmfestival Grimstad 1999 (Best documentary)
Winner of Gullruten 1999 (The Golden Screen)
Input 1999
Edinburgh IFF 1999
Nordic Panorama 1999 (Diploma, Audience Award)
Yamagata IDF 1999
Helsinki IFF 1999
IDFA 1999
Scandinavian Filmfestival i Seattle 2000
Doc Aviv 2000
Little Filmfestival in Båstad 2000 (The Humanist Prize)