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Boys from the Streets

1949 · 77 min

A sober, socially conscious portrait of hardscrabble street life, moving slowly but with quiet warmth for its young characters.

Overview
The movie takes place on Oslo's east side sometime during the twenties. It depicts the workers' environment by traditional elements like unemployment, strike, poverty, alcoholism, absent fathers, wise and tired mothers, the dream of a better life and the friendship between the boys in the street.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • class
    • survival
    • friendship
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Ulf Greber, Arne Skouen
    Written by
    Arne Skouen
    Starring
    Tom Tellefsen, Ivar Thorkildsen, Pål Bang-Hansen, Svein Byhring, Per Arne Knobelauch, Ella Hval, Jack Fjeldstad, Finn Bernhoft
    Cinematography
    Ragnar Sørensen
    Runtime
    77 min
    Country
    Norway
    Languages
    Norwegian

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