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KRISTOFFER JONER<br />
has starred in "Dark Woods,"<br />
"Next Door," and "Mongoland."<br />
According to Joner, who has<br />
recovered from a drinking problem,<br />
but still smokes up to 50<br />
cigarettes per day, he leads a<br />
complicated life. "A world without<br />
problems will soon become<br />
dull," he claimed. He considers<br />
himself to be slightly neurotic<br />
and he is afraid <strong>of</strong> (among other<br />
things) flying and deep water.<br />
He is known for his strong<br />
opinions when it comes to<br />
issues such as the justice system<br />
and the Norwegian policy<br />
on drugs. Thirty-six-year-old<br />
Joner applied three times for<br />
the theater academy, but never<br />
got in. Still, he has played more<br />
roles in film than any other<br />
Norwegian actor since 2000. He<br />
was awarded the audience's<br />
prize for Best Norwegian Male<br />
Film Actor <strong>of</strong> the Century in<br />
2005.<br />
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TROND ESPEN SEIM is best known<br />
for his role as private investigator Varg Veum<br />
in a film and TV series based on popular crime<br />
novels by Gunnar Staalesen. He has also<br />
starred in "Hawaii, Oslo" and "Troubled Water."<br />
The 37-year old claims he has two rules he has<br />
to abide by in relation to acting: "I must avoid<br />
acting in my regular underpants and I have to<br />
brush my teeth before every performance."<br />
Seim has the Latin words for "perpetual motion<br />
machine" tattooed on his chest. He is always<br />
optimistic: "If you want something bad enough,<br />
you will find a way to make it happen," he said.<br />
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AKSEL HENIE has become one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Norway</strong>'s favorite<br />
actors. At the age <strong>of</strong> 17, he was one <strong>of</strong> the first in <strong>Norway</strong> to be<br />
convicted <strong>of</strong> graffiti-tagging. This experience later became the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> the film "UNO," which he wrote, directed, and starred in.<br />
Director Joachim Rønning has called the 33-year old a man "who<br />
is not afraid to stand up for others, even if he has to bleed for it."<br />
Known for his extensive repertoire, Hennie's roles have<br />
included a bodybuilder on steroids ("UNO"), an angel<br />
("Through a Glass, Darkly"), a self-absorbed gay man<br />
("Cold Lunch"), and most recently a lead role as a<br />
World War II resistance hero ("Max Manus"). "Max<br />
Manus" was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Norway</strong>'s largest box-<strong>of</strong>fice<br />
successes ever, in 2008/09.<br />
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2008:<br />
Director Erik Poppe’s “Troubled<br />
Water” (“De Usynlige”) wins<br />
both the Golden Starfish for best<br />
narrative feature and the audience<br />
award at the 16th Annual<br />
Hamptons International Film<br />
Festival. (See page 6)<br />
2008:<br />
Norwegian directors Joachim<br />
Rønning and Espen Sandberg’s<br />
biographic World War II drama<br />
“Max Manus” is released. It’s the<br />
most expensive film ever made<br />
in <strong>Norway</strong>, and the second<br />
most widely seen Norwegian<br />
film ever. (See page 3)<br />
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