Cast
Tomas Norström Joachim Calmeyer Bjørn Floberg Reine Brynolfsson Sverre Anker Ousdal Leif Andrée
Credits
Written by: 
Bent Hamer
Plot
In the 1950s, Swedish researchers send observers to study the kitchen habits of lonely Norwegian bachelors, and an unlikely friendship grows between one observer and his subject.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gentle and deadpan Scandinavian comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (8,934 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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