Sex

2024 [NORWEGIAN]

Action / Drama / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 16 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1448 1.4K

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Plot summary

Two men in heterosexual marriages whose unexpected experiences challenge their perceptions of sexuality, gender and identity.

Director

Dag Johan Haugerud Photo
Dag Johan Haugerud

Top cast

Jan Gunnar Røise Photo
Jan Gunnar Røise as Feier
Thorbjørn Harr Photo
Thorbjørn Harr as Avdelingsleder
Anne Marie Ottersen Photo
Anne Marie Ottersen as Lege
Nasrin Khusrawi Photo
Nasrin Khusrawi as Sangpedagog
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1.08 GB
1280*536
Norwegian 2.0
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25 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 17
2.22 GB
1920*804
Norwegian 5.1
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2 hr 0 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jkpaddick 10 / 10

Like nothing Ive ever seen before

This Norwegian drama offers an intimate portrait of 2 middle aged chimney sweeps grappling with questions of identity, gender and sexuality.One, despite being married has decides on a whim to have casual sex with a man, and the other struggles with self identity after dreaming about David Bowie looking at him like he is a womanThe thing that makes this film completely unique is the characterisation and tone. Every conversation, whether between the protagonists and their wives, doctors, or children, unfolds with complete frankness and openness without ego or shame, instead each person offering their own perspectives while genuinely attempting to understand each other and work through their emotions and disagreements. Its honestly refreshing and an almost utopian view of what humanity and human relationships could beI cannot say I have ever seen a film before that shows meaningful character development without relying on melodrama or external conflict and the film explores themes like self identity, relationships, trust, masculinity so thoughtfully I was thinking about it for days, exactly the kind of thing I go to film festivals for.
Reviewed by JonasT-10 10 / 10

Smart and tight

A chamber master piece on the seldom thoroughly explored themes of heterosexual fear of homosexuality and the deeper meanings of desire and cheating. Maybe not for the American audience but for anyone who thinks of the different parameters of love, relationships, desire, sex, fidelity and how the converge and not. Beautifully shot and cast, congenial soundtrack. Truly a gem, giving the Norwegian film industry a needed 10 out of 10 which rarely or never happens. Sometimes balancing on the edge of being didactic and morally supervising, but the charming low key saves the film and in the end you're just swept away by the simple message conveyed by truly star actors and a director who knows exactly what he he is doing. Respect!
Reviewed by onefineday36 8 / 10

They do it better in Norway

Admittedly I don't know much about Norway nor I have watched many Norwegian films, and I know this one film couldn't be representative of the nation's social milieu... Yet, I must say the emotional intelligence and calmness this film portrayed was most impressive for me.Depending on where you're from or what you stand for, the subject matter of 'Sex' might be uncomfortable for you. 2 straight married guys in their 40s - one just had a spontaneous sex with a male client, and the other, a Christian no less, feels something unraveling in him with the recurring dreams about David Bowie looking at him 'as if he were a woman'. Imagine they talk about it with each other and with their wives. In almost any other countries, I could picture scenes of shocks, emotional outbursts, quarrels, accusations or denial - dramas in other words.It's different in Norway, or at least in this film. People are willing to talk and willing to listen without attempt to defuse, contradict, argue, intimidate or emotionally manipulate. The 2 protagonists aren't even intellectuals. They are chimney sweepers (I imagine it's considered as professionals in their own right, nevertheless more manual labourers). But even when they interact with each other, there's no usual put up of blocky masculine display. In every interaction with each character, they all seem to calmly meet each other on the eye level without having to play the expected social role.The overall presentation of the film adds to that quality. The film is almost entirely consisted with scenes of conversations and the cityscape shots in between. All the conversations are shot in long takes with just occasional shift of angles or zoom ins and outs, showing the conversation and expressions in real time. What is said itself also remains very realistic, with occasional fumble with words or backtracking of thoughts. With no flash cuts, scene changes or dynamic camera moves, the film gently encourages its audience to join in the conversation and listen, rather than get emotionally stimulated and react.I'm not saying it's all perfect in Norway. There are emotional distress that words cannot fully express, there are moments of hypocrisy, broken communication, and ultimately the inability to fully understand each other. Nor you may not fully agree with the situation and the message of this work. But the mature attitude 'Sex' shows in human interactions was by itself touching and represents something we all should learn in this time of extreme polarity and instant stimulus everywhere.
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