Released
O'Horten
December 26 2007 (about 17 years ago)Rating
65
Based on
49 reviews
- Director: Bent Hamer
- Writer: Bent Hamer
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Runtime: 1 h 30 m
- Box office: $1,778,795
- Countries: Denmark, Germany, France, Norway
- Companies: Bulbul Films, Pandora Filmproduktion, Memento Films Production, ZDF/Arte
Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?
