THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING

A burlesque drama about Geirr, who is wheelchair bound after a traffic accident. In an attempt to show everyone how miserable his life is, he has reached a dead end. Isolation, a weapon fixation, self-medication, and endless bitterness results in his girlfriend Ingvild being at an utter loss. In a final desperate attempt to save their relationship, she invites the local positivity group to their home. Through a solution-focused method, this group sees opportunity in the blackest of holes. They have simply become one extremely positive group of people. With the threat of losing his girlfriend hanging over him, Geirr reluctantly agrees to meet with them.

  • Production year
    2006

    Genre
    Comedy

    Director
    Bård Breien

    Screenplay
    Bård Breien

    Producer
    Dag Alveberg

    Cast
    Fridtjov Såheim, Kjersti Holmen, Kari Simonsen, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Kirsti Eline Torhaug, Per Schaaning, Henrik Mestad

    Distribution Nordisk Film

    Full credit on IMDB

  • Karlovy Vary International FIlm Festival 2007
    Best Director (winner)
    Crystal Globe (nominee)

    Torino Film Festival 2007
    Best Script (winner)
    Best Feature Film (nominee)

    Czech Lions 2008
    Best Foreign Language Film (winner)

    Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2007
    NDR Prize (winner)

    Mamers en Mars European Film Festival 2008
    Audience Award (winner)

    Les Rencontres Internationales à Paris 2007
    Prix de la Presse (winner)

    Amanda Awards 2007
    Best Film (nominee)
    Best Actor (nominee)

    Kosmorama 2007
    Best Actor (nominee)

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