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  • Desperate Acquaintances (1998)
  • 94 min | Drama
Desperate Acquaintances (1998)
94 min | Drama
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...See moreThree 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. Written by GMeleJr See less
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Director
Svend Wam
Writer
Svend Wam
Cinematographer
Anders Leegaard
Editor
Frank Mosvold
Production Designer
Are Sjaastad
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Updated Oct 2, 1998
Release date
Jul 26, 1999 (United States)
Awards
1 nomination

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