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Halvbroren

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2013
IMDb RATING
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Nicolai Cleve Broch, Jon Øigarden, Mariann Hole, Agnes Kittelsen, Frank Kjosås, and Ola G. Furuseth in Halvbroren (2013)
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The life of a family spanning five generations in 20th-century Europe, split in half by WWII, centering around half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his fath... Read allThe life of a family spanning five generations in 20th-century Europe, split in half by WWII, centering around half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his.The life of a family spanning five generations in 20th-century Europe, split in half by WWII, centering around half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his.

  • Stars
    • Nicolai Cleve Broch
    • Frank Kjosås
    • Mariann Hole
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    875
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Nicolai Cleve Broch
      • Frank Kjosås
      • Mariann Hole
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Nicolai Cleve Broch
    Nicolai Cleve Broch
    • Barnum
    • 2013
    Frank Kjosås
    Frank Kjosås
    • Fred
    • 2013
    Mariann Hole
    • Vera
    • 2013
    Marianne Nielsen
    • Boletta
    • 2013
    Oskar Sandven Lundevold
    • Barnum as Boy
    • 2013
    Agnes Kittelsen
    Agnes Kittelsen
    • Vivian
    • 2013
    Vibeke Juell Bugge
    • Vivian as a girl
    • 2013
    Henrik Holm
    • Peder as a boy
    • 2013
    Jon Øigarden
    Jon Øigarden
    • Arnold
    • 2013
    Ola G. Furuseth
    Ola G. Furuseth
    • Peder
    • 2013
    Lars Arentz-Hansen
    Lars Arentz-Hansen
    • Egede
    • 2013
    Ghita Nørby
    Ghita Nørby
    • Den Gamle
    • 2013
    Janne Kokkin
    • Edith
    • 2013
    Fridtjov Såheim
    Fridtjov Såheim
    • Willy
    • 2013
    Erika Lemay
    • Sjokoladpiken…
    • 2013
    Anne Ryg
    • Doctor
    • 2013
    Maibritt Saerens
    Maibritt Saerens
    • Jensen
    • 2013
    Henrik Mestad
    Henrik Mestad
    • Vaktmester Bang
    • 2013
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    In 1988, Barnum(Cleve Broch, author with writer's block and low self-worth) is by himself, in a hut on Røst. 1987, he's with Vivian(Kittelsen, very in love with him and she wants a child with him), they just moved in together. In 1945, on the day of liberation in Norway(the setting for all of this), our story starts proper, with the conception of his half-brother, Fred(Kjosås, an anti-social former promising boxer, who, we are told, later disappeared. He's also one of the two most compelling characters… the other is his step-father Arnold(Øigarden, charismatic, and we're not quite sure what he does during the day, and where his money come from)). These three timelines will meet, and we will learn a lot about everyone's background, several generations(albeit the stubborn reliance on age make-up over recasting can be awkward). It's mostly linear with a few flashbacks. In part, it is a detective story, a search for a missing male relative.

    The rest of the perfectly cast(everyone gives absolutely solid performances, even the child actors) group of main characters are well worth mentioning, as well. Their mother Vera(Hole, often repressed but doesn't take just anything), her mother Boletta(Nielsen, "fun"), her mother and matriarch Den Gamle('the old one', Nørby, speaks her mind and protects the three generations in a house that, for a very long time, is without a man). All they have left of the latter's late husband is a letter detailing a hunt. It's about relationships, sometimes abusive, between people, family members, friends. Themes include the importance of the formative years, people having children to fix their own messed up childhood and the worth of a child to its parent(s). Everyone in some way in their specific situation, and hurt in different ways, by different people. Young men shunned by their fathers may pull away from the outside, and possibly becoming dangerous, detached – the importance of a strong male role model cannot be overstated.

    This is complex, such as in the psychology. It is at its best when the focus is on family: tense, atmosphere-laden and addictive. It smoothly mixes in quirk and black comedy. There is some social realism. It does assume the viewer has knowledge of the culture and recent history of Norway and Denmark. There are weak links along the way: a couple of episodes end in essentially the same way, and near the otherwise satisfying conclusion, it loses something. I have not read the novel that this is an adaptation of.

    There is a lot of disturbing(some of it sexual) content and strong language, as well as some bloody, brutal violence in this. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys drama. 8/10
    8BeneCumb

    Another solid work coming from Norway

    Norway entered the venue of profound and taut drama series a bit later than the Swedes and the Danes, but yet powerfully and so we have been able to enjoy e.g. Øyevitne, Frikjent, Okkupert, Kodenavn Hunter and several others. It is to my liking to acknowledge that Halvbroren can be included in this presentable row - in spite of less dynamism and focusing on 4 generations within ca. 40 years.

    True, the script is sometimes uneven and the very ending could have been less trivial, but distinct characters, strong performances (in all ages) and realistic intertwining of different eras together with precise mood detection make this series catchy to follow. I am unable to recall when I last saw so wittily created scenes with symbiosis of comic and tragic, a kind of warm black humour than in Halvbroren, where e.g. bullying and death produce multiple giggling moments.

    So, another recommended series, to be distributed more than so far - as it has already won more than dozen awards from different countries.

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      • January 6, 2013 (Norway)
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