A Norwegian Christmas where finding your boyfriend is harder than finding Santa's workshop.
Pia is coming home for Christmas after traveling in England for about 6 months. She wants to catch up with her boyfriend, Kristoffer, who was supposed to have joined her on the trip, but backed out at the last minute. Finding him, however, is turning out to be quite a task. While searching, she meets several more or less disgruntled and dissatisfied people. And when Santa turns up things start happening...
Acting
Pia Tjelta's raw, searching performance anchors every scene.
Direction
Ommundsen's dreamy handheld intimacy.
Cinematography
Bleak Norwegian winter as emotional landscape.
Director
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the early 2000s Norwegian indie wave that rejected polished Hollywood storytelling. The title 'Mongoland' reportedly came from a random sign the director saw.
This was Arild Østin Ommundsen's debut feature, shot on a shoestring budget with many non-professional actors. Pia Tjelta and Kristoffer Joner would become one of Norway's most beloved on-screen couples.
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