What a movie! Dark, funny gangster movie from my gray neighborhood in Oslo. Made me laugh out loud several times, and gave me a good handful of quotes that simply must go into the Norwegian film history books. It is almost painful to watch the characters and their miserable lives, but we always believe that our “hero” – the somewhat gentle man (Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd) that just got out of prison, will do the right thing in the end.
A Prophet (FR) is also an excellent gangster movie – but this time we get a story from within the prison walls. The film is not dark and funny. It’s just daaaark. No laughing out loud, but I was close to vomiting once. Just 2.5 hours plain tragedy including the worst scene ever. Keywords: razor blade, battle, blood, blood, blood. Ugh. What I learned from the movie? Take a language course. Do not look other people in the eye. And STAY AWAY FROM PRISON.