Three small-time criminals finally get the chance to climb the ladder - but manages to mess it all up in royal manners....
Acting
Leon Bashir's desperate swagger carries the disaster
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkward Norwegian masculinity
Production
Oslo's underbelly as unglamorous crime backdrop
Director
Sebastian Dalén
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of early 2010s 'Norwave' cinema exploring multicultural Oslo crime through dark comedy, launched by filmmakers with actual street credibility.
Kim Bodnia (Vic) was already famous from Pusher; his casting as washed-up mentor deliberately echoes that legacy. The fish market shootout was filmed without permits during actual trading hours.