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Benny's Gym

Country: Norway, Language: Norwegian, 25 mins

  • Director: Lisa Marie Gamlem
  • Writer: Lisa Marie Gamlem
  • Producer: Christian Fredrik Martin; Asle Vatn

CGiii Comment

It maybe cultural - but, this is an annoyingly implausible boys-pretending-to-be-men disaster.

Gamlem's idea of boyhood is horribly skewed, as is the camera work.

What is that ridiculous ending about?

Girls and boys just don't mix.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Alfred gets bullied. Benny is a bully. Through a series of events they become friends, but Benny keeps their friendship a secret. Benny wants to teach Alfred to hit back. But after an accident, it turns out maybe Alfred also has something to teach Benny.

Cast & Characters

Atdhe Belegu as Alfred;
Kim Erik Tena Eriksen as Benny;
Johannes Sejersted Bodtker as Petter;
Daniel Golan as Thor;
Ernest Kastrati as Ernest;
Sindre Hoiby as Joakim;
Agot Sendstad as Alfred's monther;
Michalis Koutsogiannakis as Alfred's father;
Karl Sundby as Benny's father;
Irene Isaksen as Vilde