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The Man Who Loved Yngve is a norvegien film of genre Drama directed by Stian Kristiansen released in USA on 3 april 2008 with Rolf Kristian Larsen
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Mannen som elsket Yngve
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Add to a movie listThe Man Who Loved Yngve (Norwegian: Mannen som elsket Yngve) is a Norwegian film released on 15 February 2008. It is based on a book of the same name by Stavanger author Tore Renberg. It received critical acclaim as one of the best Norwegian movies of the year.
A sequel - I Travel Alone - was released in 2011 and a prequel - The Orheim Company - followed in 2012.
^ "Rotten Tomatoes Movie Info". Retrieved 2012-01-01.
Synopsis
In 1989, and in the shadow of the collapse of Communism in Europe, a group of young rural Norwegians form a band. Preparations for their first gig are derailed when the lead singer, Jarle, is smitten by a new arrival, Yngve. Confused and not completely in touch with his own emotions, Jarle neglects his band, his mother and his girlfriend to spend more time with his new crush. At a party after the concert, he lashes out at Yngve but also admits he loves him. Yngve becomes depressed and flees to a bridge with the intention of committing suicide, but decides not to. He ends up in a mental hospital, and stays there until Jarle sees him again, few weeks after the incident.Actors
Rolf Kristian Larsen
(Jarle Klepp)
Trine Wiggen
(Jarle's mother)
Jørgen Langhelle
(Jarle's father)
Kristoffer Joner
(Hairdresser)
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