NOR-WAY

Mehr als 30 FILME aus 100 JAHREN mit Gratis Sauna (scroll down for Infos) für alle Filme!

GRAND OPENING:

DO 15. JAN. 19:30 UHR

Film (Winner of the Norwegian Film Award and more) + Concert + Free Sauna

Nor-Way: Let The River Flow + Lead Actress and Sámi singer Ella Marie LIVE in concert

Let The River Flow , directed by Ole Giæver, powerfully contrasts the vibrant Sámi traditions, music (joik), and connection to nature with the systemic racism faced by the Sámi people, resulting in a moving and heartbreaking story that is both culturally significant and visually captivating, particularly in its portrayal of the snowy fjords and the resilience of its people.

SA 17. JAN. 19:30 UHR
DAG JOHAN HAUGERUD LIVE
+ Nor-Way: Oslo Stories: Träume Special Guest Director Dag Johan Haugerud: TRÄUME/Dreams (DRØMMER) (OMEU) + Free Sauna

Sa, 17. JAN. 14:00 UHR
Nor-Way: Sentimental Value (AFFEKSJONSVERDI) (OMEU)
Q&A MIT JOACHIM TRIER (ANGEFRAGT)
+ Free SAUNA NACH DEM FILM

NOR-WAY – Festival of Norwegian Film in Berlin
Berlin's Babylon starts the new year with a cinematic foray through the northernmost region of Europe.

From Janauary 15th to 25th, the Babylon will present more than 30 productions from the land of mountains, glaciers and fjords.

But also from its capital Oslo as the epicenter of a vital film culture that is currently gaining broad international recognition with directors such as Joachim Trier (Der schlimmste Mensch der Welt (The worst person in the world) or Dag Johan Haugerud (OSLO-TRILOGY, Oslo Stories: Träume Special Guest Director Dag Johan Haugerud, Oslo Stories: Liebe, Oslo Stories: Sehnsucht) or Hans Petter Moland (Ein Mann von Welt/A MAN OF THE WORLD).

NOR-WAY will open with a live performance by the Sámi singer Ella Marie, winner of the TV show "Stjernekamp" (the Norwegian equivalent of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar") and also the leading actress of the film Let The River Flow + Ella Marie LIVE (2023), which the Sámi artist and activist will present. If you cannot come the the Opening, more dates Let the River Flow

Further Festival Highlights

With a guard of young directors and producers, Norway has recently gained a lot of importance as a film country. This is evidenced by awards at international A-festivals such as Cannes for productions such as Armand (2024), Sentimental Value (2024) or the Berlinale for OSLO-STORY – Oslo Stories: Träume Special Guest Director Dag Johan Haugerud DREAMS (2024).

NOR-WAY pays tribute to Joachim Trier's cinematic work as well as that of his fellow director Dag Johan Haugerud, whose OSLO-STORIES shows the Babylon and who will talk about his work in a panel discussion with festival curator Friedemann Beyer on January 17.

In addition, a small retrospective of earlier films like I BELONG (2012) or BEWARE OF CHILDREN (2019) is dedicated to Haugerud.

However, successful productions of recent Norwegian cinema such as Elling (2001), Ein Mann von Welt/A MAN OF THE WORLD (2010) with Stellan Skarsgård, the dystopian ANDERLAND (2006) or the Sami classic Ofelaš - PathfinderOFELAŠ – PATHFINDER (1987) will also be shown.

Finally, the festival also presents works of early Norwegian filmmaking: the Knut Hamsum film adaptation BLESSING OF THE EARTH (1921), the milieu crime thriller Stummfilm um Mitternacht: Café XCAFÉ X (1928), the Sami classic Laila - Die Tochter des NordensLAILA, Laila - Die Tochter des Nordens/THE DAUGHTER OF THE NORTH (1929), accompanied live by Anna Vavilkina.

A special festival highlight promises to be Edith Carlmar's Ung Flukt - Die jungen Sünder/THE YOUNG SINNERS (1959), in which the 20-year-old Liv Ullmann made her debut, which caused a scandal in prudish post-war Germany and was released in cinemas in a shortened form under the title "Frühehe" (Early Marriage). The Babylon shows the restored, unabridged original version.

NOR-WAY, the Norwegian Film Festival, is kindly supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Berlin, as well as by the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and the Norwegian National Library (NLN) in Oslo.

As a special plus, every festival visitor gets access to a number of mobile saunas in front of the cinema for free use when they buy a ticket. (Sauna Opening Hours 17:00 - 23:00)

SAUNA: ONE TIME USE for EACH FILM you watch! (Audiences for Films at 10:00 P.M. can go to the sauna the following day!

Last but not least:

What would the cold the freezy Norway without SAUNA?

It will also be available at NOR-WAY in BABYLON (Hirtenstr. Side Street from BABYLON direction Cinema 2)

Saunas: Three of them stand sideways in front of the Babylon in Hirtenstraße.

One for women, one for men and one for mixed use.

PLUS 2 Whirlpools one cold, one Hot!!!

There is a Shower in Backstage and the possibility to leave your valuable things a the BABYLON Box Office

Anyone who buys a ticket for NOR-WAY can use them free of charge

(One Film = One time Sauna)***

In this way, we are bringing Norway to Berlin in a very concrete and physical way.

Friedemann Beyer / Timothy Grossman

*** while stocks last legal action excluded Solange der Vorrat reicht rechtsweg ausgeschlossen

Länge: 150 min.

15.01. 19:30 GRAND OPENING: Nor-Way: LET THE RIVER FLOW + Lead Actress & Sámi Singer ELLA MARIE LIVE in CONCERT (Scroll Down for English)

Sámi Singer ELLA MARIE LIVE is also the LEAD ACTRESS

LET THE RIVER FLOW (Ellos eatnu La elva leve) [OmeU]

NOR 2023, R: Ole Giæver mit Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Gard Emil, Sofia Jannok, 118 Min Im Anschluss: LIVE in Concert: Ella Marie Let the River Flow

(Ellos eatnu La elva leve) [OmeU]

More DATES here: Let the River Flow 16.01. 19:30 , 25.01. 15:45

NOR 2023, R: Ole Giæver mit Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Gard Emil, Sofia Jannok, 118 Min [OmeU]

"Let the River Flow" (Originaltitel: Ellos eatnu), ein norwegisches historisches Drama von 2023, war ein erfolgreicher Film, der zahlreiche Preise gewann (darunter den Norwegischen Filmpreis) und das Publikum für die Geschichte der Sámi-Proteste gegen ein Staudammprojekt in den späten 1970er Jahren sensibilisierte.

Der Film feierte Erfolge bei Filmfestivals und wurde von Kritikern für seine Darstellung der Sámi-Kultur und der historischen Ereignisse gelobt, was ihn zu einem wichtigen Film über indigene Rechte machte.

Ester, eine junge Frau mit indigener Herkunft, verheimlicht ihre Identität als Angehörige der Sami-Minderheit, um rassistischer Diskriminierung als Angehörige ihres Volksstamms zu entgehen. Dann findet sie sich plötzlich inmitten von Demonstrationen gegen ein großes, das Sami-Gebiet gefährdendes Staudammprojekt wieder.

Sie lernt, für die Sache der Sami zu kämpfen und zu ihren Wurzeln zu stehen.

In der Hauptrolle: Sängerin Ella Marie.

ENGL.

LET THE RIVER FLOW: Starring: singer Ella Marie.

Let the River Flow (original title: Ellos eatnu – La elva leve) is a critically acclaimed 2023 Norwegian drama celebrated for its beautiful depiction of Sámi culture, powerful storytelling, and stunning cinematography, even while addressing the harsh reality of indigenous oppression during the real-life Alta Dam protests in the late 1970s/early 1980s. The film, directed by Ole Giæver, powerfully contrasts the vibrant Sámi traditions, music (joik), and connection to nature with the systemic racism faced by the Sámi people, resulting in a moving and heartbreaking story that is both culturally significant and visually captivating, particularly in its portrayal of the snowy fjords and the resilience of its people.

Let the River Flow (original title: Ellos eatnu), a Norwegian historical drama from 2023. Successful film that won numerous awards (including the Norwegian Film Award) and raised public awareness of the history of the Sámi protests against a dam project in the late 1970s.

The film enjoyed success at film festivals and was praised by critics for its portrayal of Sámi culture and historical events, making it an important film about indigenous rights.

Ester, a young woman of indigenous descent, hides her identity as a member of the Sami minority in order to escape racial discrimination against her tribe. Then she suddenly finds herself in the midst of demonstrations against a large dam project that threatens the Sami territory.
She learns to fight for the Sami cause and to stand by her roots.

Trailer:

TICKETS

Fr, 16.01. 17:15

Di, 20.01 18:15

Fr, 23.01 20:00

Länge: 85 min.

Nor-Way: Elling [OmeU] NOR 2001. R: Petter Næss. D: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Jørgen Langhelle, 85 Min