Joe's Assignment

A wry, offbeat Nordic comedy that drifts through bureaucratic absurdity with a quiet ache for connection.

Directed by

Jens Lien

Genres

Science fiction, Fantasy, Comedy

Starring

Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Agnes Kittelsen, Atle Antonsen

Overview

Ambulance driver Joe loses his job when self-driving vehicles take over. He's then absorbed into a government system under which people without work are assigned mandatory tasks to prevent them from becoming too passive. Joe’s problem is that his own assignment appears to have vanished somewhere inside the machinery of the system. His attempt to discover his purpose propels him through a succession of increasingly strange encounters, as his search for purpose becomes entangled with his desire for love, friendship and some kind of place in the world.

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, work, isolation, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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