Mongoland

funny movie about a girl from Stavanger thats looking for her old boyfriend. Lots of cute girls. And very good actors. A movie for everyone. good story and plot. One of the best movies made in Norway ever! Lots of good music. The only bad thing to say about the movie is that its partitially in black & white

This movie was supposed to be a short movie, but they decided to make it into a one and a half hour movie. It shows, because the storyline is not very good, the actors are overall not very good, pretty much what saves this movie is the pretty girl as the antagonist. And I didnt like the dialect too much, either, but if you are from Stavanger you might like Mongoland.

Filmed in the Norwegian oil capital of Stavanger, this movie became a big hit in Norway in very short time after theatrical release. Obviously, this is because the film struck a chord with the Norwegian audience. Judging by it's Imdb rating at the time of writing (7.3), the registered users who rated it at the herewith site also mostly enjoyed it.

Now, I never saw it in theatrical release, but borrowed a copy on VHS. I saw no antagonist in the movie. There was a protagonist though, and she was one of several cute girls in the movie - for what it's worth.

I was somewhat disappointed the first half hour or so, but then the film really picked up. (There is also a quite amusing scene in the first half hour, in a bar, which I also think will appeal to many film buffs. Watch it, and you'll know what I mean.. ). I do believe that having some knowledge of and experience with youth culture in south west coast Norway helps in getting all the comedic points and a good feel for the general ambience of the film. It wasn't only a hit in western Norway though, so surely there are more than just a few universal puns in there.

It's a movie about being young and not really having too much of a clue in life, whilst at the same time providing more serious pointers about relationships between people in general and between lovers, either new or established ones as such, more especially. But first and foremost it is a whacky feel-good comedy with a lot of slap stick humour, a touch of crazy comedy and some poignant dialogue. Bare with it for the first half hour, and there's a good chance you'll catch an infatuation with it too ! :)

I was fond of the message of this movie: don't let go of the people you love. There is never any certainty of how relationships might work or not work out, but this movie shows that, no matter what, one should listen and follow one's heart at present times. The fear of being left alone make people not dare bet their feelings into relationships that faced a crucial moment at one point. Avoiding and running away is always safer. Mongoland shows that not being able to face yourself gets you in even darker corners of life and mind. Apart from the main message, the movie presents different human behaviors in personal and social contexts and it highlights them through image rather then dialogues.

This is a funny x-mas movie. It's filled with love,the x-mas spirit, ambition and humor. If you haven't seen this movie, I think you ought to. I don't want to give the plot away, but I think I can give away the ending; it ends good. =) See the movie or be square.