Norwegian teen chaos: first love, first time, and first-class embarrassment.
16 year-old Bea is in her first year at upper secondary school in Oslo. Active on the school magazine, she falls in love with Daniel, the smartest and most gifted student in the top year, who returns her feelings. There is just one drawback, namely her friend' idea of virginity and first love...
Acting
Kaia Foss captures authentic teenage mortification without overplaying it.
Writing
Sharp dialogue about sex that actually sounds like teens talking.
Direction
Petter Næss balances cringe comedy with genuine tenderness.
Director
Petter Næss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures Norway's famously frank sex education approach—teens discussing contraception and consent with casual directness that would scandalize American censors.
Director Petter Næss later directed Elling (2001), which was Norway's Oscar submission—making this his pivot from acclaimed dramedy to teen sex comedy.
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