Junk Mail

Junk Mail

Sometimes adventure comes in the least likely package

1997 · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Thriller

Dimwitted, somewhat misanthropic Oslo mail carrier Roy's quiet life changes dramatically on the day he steals a set of keys and lets himself into the apartment of a deaf woman who seems to be in trouble with a psychotic criminal. Though he doesn't know it at the time, his and her fate are about to intertwine and this is not going to be to his benefit.

Directed by Pål Sletaune · Written by Pål Sletaune

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