Bunch of Five ( Schpaaa )

Bunch of Five (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Schpaaa
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Fantasporto Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Norway ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Erik Poppe

Written By:
Hans Petter Blad
Erik Poppe

Actors:
Maikel Andressen Abou-Zelof ..... Jonas
Jalal Zahedjekta ..... Emir
Sharjil Arshed ..... Jack
Mickael Marman ..... Ali
Seth Raknes ..... Lille Jan
Kiyana Faravardeh ..... Mira-Fe
Irina Eidsvold Tøien ..... Jonas' Mother
Damir Dado Pudar ..... Emir's Uncle
Rolf Petter Næss ..... Big-Shot
Stian Bonnevie Arntzen ..... Boy From Westside
Kjersti Borgen ..... Eva
Tormod Gjersvold ..... Substitute Teacher
Roger Mogstad ..... Police officer
Turid Gunnes ..... Politikvinne
Jag Safri ..... Shop Owner

Synopsis:

This is a terrifying look at multi-racial youth gangs in Norway, shot in the style of a documentary. Director Eric Poppe, whose previous work is in the field of commercial films, concentrates in his first feature on the lives of five young boys living in contemporary Oslo. Thirteen-year-old Jonas and his pal Emir, who is two years older and comes from former Yugoslavia, are good friends who both belong to a gang of Oslo youths aged between 11 and 15. Their world is dominated by committing petty crimes to earn a fast buck, often entailing drug dealing. Emir has been dealing with brain damage ever since his father hit him on the head with a wooden club; he suffers from sudden outbursts of violence against adults and his peers, and his behavior stretches the limits of his friendship with Jonas. Schpaaa (which is a slang term for 'cool') is a modern day version of a famous 1948 film from Norway called Gategutter/Street Boys, in which director Arne Skouens portrayed the lives of poor street kids in Oslo in the thirties. Erik Poppe used amateurs for all the main roles to give the narrative a more realistic look and deliberately avoided moralizing. Schpaaa made a big impression in Norway, which prompted the Ministry for Children and Family to arrange for extra screenings. The visually stunning film was shown as part of the Panorama program of the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.

Five young teenagers live on the streets of Oslo, getting involved in petty crime. Many are immigrants from Pakistan or the former Yugoslavia, and one, Emir, is brain damaged. The group of friends takes on a larger job than usual in an attempt to make more cash: they are supposed to take drugs to a dealer and beat up an addict. Unfortunately they screw up and instead beat up the dealer and give the drugs to the addict. The drug dealers are now after their blood and they are on their own.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 11 July, 2008.

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