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Dag Johan Haugerud
Born December 30, 1964 · Eidsberg Municipality, Norway (age 61)
Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director. His films include I Belong, which won Amanda Awards in 2013, Beware of Children, which won nine Amanda Awards in 2020, as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize, Sex, which was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize, and Dreams (Sex Love), which won the Golden Bear in 2025 at the 75th …
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Sex · 2024Sex
★ 6.72024
MovieDrama
Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.
Dreams · 2024Dreams
★ 6.92024
MovieRomanceDrama
Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.
Love · 2024Love
★ 6.82024
MovieRomanceDrama
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Fancine · 1999Fancine
1999
MovieDrama
Six ideas for movies that will never be made.
I'm the One You Want · 2014I'm the One You Want
★ 6.82014
MovieDrama
What would you say about a female teacher falling in love with a 15-year-old? What would you think when you heard her confession? How do you set borders for someone's love and feelings?
Clinton: The Musical · 2001Clinton: The Musical
★ 7.02001
MovieDrama
The day Clinton visited Norway, my girlfriend broke up with me.
Trouble · 2006Trouble
2006
MovieDrama
This movie is about at least two things: 1. Lies and self-deception often creates trouble. 2. Pride has never made anyone happy.
I Belong · 2012I Belong
★ 6.52012
MovieComedyDrama
A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn't believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. A warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another.
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Sex · 2024Sex
★ 6.72024
MovieDrama
Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.
Dreams · 2024Dreams
★ 6.92024
MovieRomanceDrama
Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.
Love · 2024Love
★ 6.82024
MovieRomanceDrama
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Fancine · 1999Fancine
1999
MovieDrama
Six ideas for movies that will never be made.
I'm the One You Want · 2014I'm the One You Want
★ 6.82014
MovieDrama
What would you say about a female teacher falling in love with a 15-year-old? What would you think when you heard her confession? How do you set borders for someone's love and feelings?
Clinton: The Musical · 2001Clinton: The Musical
★ 7.02001
MovieDrama
The day Clinton visited Norway, my girlfriend broke up with me.
Trouble · 2006Trouble
2006
MovieDrama
This movie is about at least two things: 1. Lies and self-deception often creates trouble. 2. Pride has never made anyone happy.
I Belong · 2012I Belong
★ 6.52012
MovieComedyDrama
A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn't believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. A warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another.
To the House · 2003To the House
2003
MovieDrama
A girl experiences that her grandfather dies the same day she turns 15. It's time for a strange family gathering. The family personalities and the tensions between them will be expressed through choreographed movements and dance seen through the girls point of view.
16 Living Clichés · 199816 Living Clichés
★ 8.01998
MovieDrama
A portrait of 16 different people characterized by their own unique clichés.
Arnaud Fleurent-Didier in Colors, Music and Super 8 · 2006Arnaud Fleurent-Didier in Colors, Music and Super 8
2006
MovieDocumentary
A film about finding something, sharing it with others, and using it to make something new. A film about found footage, and about the French artist and composer Arnaud Fleurent-Didier.
Beware of Children · 2019Beware of Children
★ 7.32019
MovieDrama
During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.
The 7 Deadly Sins · 2000The 7 Deadly Sins
★ 8.02000
MovieDrama
Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.
Light from the Chocolate Factory · 2020Light from the Chocolate Factory
★ 7.22020
MovieMusicComedy
Ingrid tries, together with several acquaintances, to compose a song for the wedding of a mutual friend. However, she's more occupied with her mother's death that she may have contributed to.
The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl · 2005The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl
★ 6.72005
MovieDrama
A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He contacts Thomas Hylland Eriksen, who will become his mouthpiece and articulate what is wrong. But along the way the director becomes distracted by another person, a young, fumbling girl reminiscent of himself.
Courts mais Gay : Tome 4 · 2002Courts mais Gay : Tome 4
2002
MovieDrama
A collection of gay short films. The 9 short films are: The Glider [Le planeur] (1999); Family according to Mathieu [La famille selon Mathieu] (2002); Chicken (2001); Lust [Utukt] (2000); Space 2 [Espacio 2] (2001); The End of the Night [La fin de la nuit] (1997); The Burning Boy (2001); Family Outing (2001); Saint (1997).