Directing
Svend Wam
Born May 5, 1946 · Son, Norway
Died May 7, 2017 · aged 71
Svend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft, known as Svend Wam (born 5 May 1946 in Son) was s a Norwegian film director. He is known for his cooperation with Petter Vennerød, creating fourteen films under the moniker Wam og Vennerød. Description above from the Wikipedia article Svend Wam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Desperate Acquaintances · 1998Desperate Acquaintances
★ 3.01998
MovieDrama
Three twenty-something male friends in a non-descript Norwegian city seeking happiness. In the crazy 90s with the sexual confusion, substance abuse, and welfare-abuse prevalent, the quest often involves desperate acquaintances (prostitutes, crazy, wrong choices), but most often through a very personal bond of their own. The three are different: One is gay just coming out, another is a "liberated heterosexual" looking for love (in all the wrong places), and the third a manic depressive who alternates between mental wards and a yuppy existence.
Five Days in August · 1973Five Days in August
★ 3.01973
MovieDramaRomance
Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists. We follow these two women for five days, as they come in contact with many different people.
Hotel St. Pauli · 1988Hotel St. Pauli
★ 3.11988
MovieDrama
Jor and Gerda is a loving couple that lives together in Copenhagen. Jor is trying to make a breakthrough as a writer, without any luck so far. His struggles have caused Gerda to provide for them by selling sexual favors on the street.
Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly · 1992Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly
★ 5.51992
MovieDrama
Surreal tale of a 14 year-old boy who dreams of escaping the loneliness from an unhappy home & sexual abuse (from his mother's boyfriend who is also his school swimming coach). One day his back mysteriously sprouts feathers and he can metaphorically fly away from it all.
Sebastian · 1995Sebastian
★ 4.21995
MovieDrama
In this thoughtful Scandinavian drama, a teenage boy wrestles with his sexuality and learns that most of his deepest fears were unfounded. Sebastian is almost 17 when he figures out that he is a homosexual. Though he lives with wonderful, stable parents and has a good-hearted sister, he finds himself wracked with turmoil and suddenly withdraws from them all. The more they try to understand why, the more distant Sebastian becomes. Things get worse when he falls in love with the handsome Ulf, who comes from an unstable, tempestuous home. Sebastian realizes he is lucky, but still can't help but become irritated when he brings Ulf home for dinner. His parents are too nice and this quietly infuriates their son. Eventually they leave the two boys alone in the house. Sebastian have great fun doing teenage guy stuff, but then they take a bath together and it is then that Sebastian tries to kiss Ulf.
Lek · 1968Lek
★ 9.01968
MovieDrama
The film is composed of a series of episodes about how a twenty-year-old needs to let go.
Open Future · 1983Open Future
★ 5.71983
MovieDrama
A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Farewell Illusions · 1985Farewell Illusions
★ 4.31985
MovieDrama
A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975.









