Scanorama

November 5 - 22

2026

Open My Festival
Special programme “The Laughter Lights”

The Bothersome Man

1 hr. 30 min. | Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy | N/A

Forty-year-old Andreas finds himself in an strange city in an incomprehensible way. There, it turns out, he has a job, an apartment, even a wife. As he explores the new environment, Andreas realizes that this is his afterlife and that he must escape from it. 

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Jens Lien

Jens Lien

Jens Lien was born in 1967, completed his studies at the London International Film School with the graduation film Montana. Since then he has garnered attention both in Norway and abroad with the short film Shut the Door and Natural Glasses. In 2003 Jens Lien in Berlin Film Festival premiered his feature debut Jonny Vang. Second feature film The Brothersome Man was selected for Cannes film festival Critics Week and won three national film awards. Both films were presented in Scanorama.
Languages
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Den brysomme mannen
Produced
2006: Norway

Film information

Director
Jens Lien
Producers
„Tordenfilm“ AS
Screenplay
Per Schreiner
Music
Christian Schaanning
Cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
Cast
Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes Joner
More information
www.imdb.com
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