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Did you know
Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Tomas Norström
Salesman
Kari Simonsen
Widow
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pål Øie
- Writers
- Brio Flint, Pål Øie
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Countries
- Norway
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pål Øie directs. Geir Hørnes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Geir Hørnes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Tomas Norström and Kari Simonsen carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0481965 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Geir Hørnes
- Runtime
- 13 min · 0h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- NO
- IMDB
- Vacuum (2004)
Also by
Pål Øie
Production companies
Who made it
Alligator Film
NO
- SP
Spleis AS
Handmade films in Norwegian Woods
NO
Key crew
- ProducerHans Dragesund
- CinematographyKjell Vassdal
- EditorGeir Hørnes
- ProducerJan Aksel Angeltvedt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-10-15
