Naboer is a 2005

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, directed by Pål Sletaune. In the movie, the protagonist John is drawn into a sexual, violent game by his two beautiful neighbours. Naboer received an over-18 rating in Norway, which had only happened to four Norwegian movies before. Upon release it was well received by critics.

Plot

The main character, John (Joner), has just been dumped by his girlfriend Ingrid (Bache-Wiig). He then becomes acquainted with his next-door neighbours, the beautiful sisters Anne (Mosli) and Kim (Schacht). The sisters know a strange amount of details about him and Ingrid, and it soon becomes clear that he is being entrapped in a twisted, psychological game.

Cast

Actor	Character
Kristoffer Joner Kristoffer Joner Kristoffer Joner is a Norwegian actor born in Stavanger, Norway.- Career :Films include Detector, Mongoland, Villmark, Loose Ends, Samaritan, Min Misunnelige Frisør, Kissed by Winter, Naboer, Gymnaslærer Pedersen, The Man Who Loved Yngve and most recently Hidden .He was named one of the "Shooting...	John
Cecilie Mosli	Anne
Julia Schacht Julia Schacht Julia Elise Schacht is a Norwegian actress, born on the island of Helgøya in the lake Mjøsa.-Biography:Schacht was educated at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio. She had her début in the 2005 thriller Naboer , which was only the second Norwegian movie ever...	Kim
Anna Bache-Wiig	Ingrid

Production

The movie was highly anticipated in Norway, particularly because of certain scenes with highly violent and sexual content. For its cinematic review, Naboer received an over-18 rating, which had only happened to four Norwegian movies before.

Reception

Norwegian reviewers were highly positive to the movie. Jon Selås, writing for Verdens Gang

Verdens Gang

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, gave the movie six out of six points. Selås called Joner's performance the best of his career. Dagbladet

Dagbladet

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's Inger Bentzrud called the movie "intelligent", and gave it five out of six points. The movie was seen by 108,096 people in Norway.

External links

• Naboer at the Norwegian Film Institute (English)