Jonny Vang

Jonny Vang (2003)

Three friends since childhood are trying to work out their complicated relationships. Jonny tries to be best friends with Magnus, Magnus tries to be married to Tuva, and Tuva tries to have sex with Jonny.

Date of release
2003-02-14
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Jens Lien

Casting

Interesting facts

Jonny Vang is a 2003 Norwegian film, directed by Jens Lien from a screenplay by Ståle Stein Berg. The film is a comedy-drama set in the Norwegian countryside and follows Jonny Vang, who struggles to succeed as a breeder of earthworms. The film was generally well received by critics and won the Amanda Award for "Best Actor" in 2003.

Production

Jonny Vang was director Jens Lien's debut feature film. He had previously worked as a director of television advertisements and had been represented twice at the Cannes International Film Festival, with short films. He described the film as “a drama comedy, a juicy story, life, lust and rock 'n' roll. It's a dead serious comedy”.

Lien initially considered Hennie too young for the role, but the actor was persistent and eventually persuaded the director that he was suitable for the part. Although the story is set in Gudbrandsdalen, filming took place in the town of Fåvang.

To obtain permission to use Calexico's music, Lien travelled to the U.S. with an unfinished version of the film. He screened it at a rental store, where he translate the plot for the band and others present. The soundtrack includes music from the band's albums Spoke (1997), The Black Light (1998) and Hot Rail (2000).

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