Reprise

2006 1h 47m NO

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7.1

SOLID

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88%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 272🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●79Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 16,018

Drama

Synopsis

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Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Anders Danielsen Lie
Philipp
Espen Klouman Høiner
Erik
Viktoria Winge
Kari
Christian Rubeck
Lars
Henrik Elvestad
Henning
Odd-Magnus Williamson
Morten
Pål Stokka
Geir
Henrik Mestad
Jan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Trier
Writers: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Languages: English, French, Norwegian
Countries: Norway

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Norwegian.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joachim Trier, shot by Jakob Ihre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ola Fløttum. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Olivier Bugge Coutté shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Anders Danielsen Lie and Espen Klouman Høiner and Viktoria Winge carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0827517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joachim Trier directs. Jakob Ihre behind the camera. Ola Fløttum scores. Olivier Bugge Coutté cuts. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in English, French, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Norwegian.
3Directed by Joachim Trier, shot by Jakob Ihre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ola Fløttum. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Olivier Bugge Coutté shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anders Danielsen Lie and Espen Klouman Høiner and Viktoria Winge carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0827517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jakob Ihre
Original score: Ola Fløttum
Editing: Olivier Bugge Coutté
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Maria Bohlin
Makeup / hair: Stine Monsen
Sound: Gisle Tveito
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Reprise (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 79/100
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 16,018 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $554,826

Awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

Amanda Award for Best Film
Norwegian Film Critics’ Award

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-11-21
★ 7/10
If you like your films to follow a linear chronology, then this might not be the one for you. It’s the often all over the place tale of two best friends. “Erik” (Espen Klouman Høiner) as more your stereotypical Norwegian blonde, floppy haired and good looking lad. “Phillip” (Anders Danielson Lie), on the other hand, conforms less to the typical image of the handsome Norseman, but both are inseparable and both are aspiring writers. The story of their relationship and of their relationships now darts about; the latter lad suffers from a form of mental breakdown that leaves him and girlfriend “Kari” (Viktoria Winge) with some rebuilding to do, though it’s not always clear for what purpose or to whose benefit. The former is the first to be published, altogether more stable and yet isn’t that much more fulfilled than his friend. Against a backdrop of a vibrant Oslo with plenty of friends (and, judging by the amount of printer ink that they get through, money too!) this observation doesn’t so much unfold as unravel, and sometimes it isn’t too clear whether we are looking at contemporaneous events, those that are yet to come or those in the past - a sort of “Christmas Carol” playing timeline Russian Roulette. Though “Phillip” is clearly ill, that’s not really allowed to overwhelm his character, more it underpins it and enables us to observe, and perhaps even empathise, with a man whose senses of self worth and purpose are at times ambiguous and whose habit of counting backwards from ten serves to introduce a degree of peril as if something bad is going to happen when he gets to zero. Both leading actors here deliver quite a poignant portrayal of their robust yet oft challenged connection, and though I really didn’t always quite fathom it - especially at the end, it offers quite an unique take on how these two men might grow into the next stages of their lives. Mercifully, it is also largely devoid of cheesy romance and clunky political correctness. Monochrome throughout, it looks good too but you will need to concentrate. It’s not a film to dip in and out of, else it will make even less sense.

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