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‘Oslo Stories: Liebe’ Debuts in German Cinemas, Exploring Digital Intimacy and Urban Life

The second film in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy blends ferry-bound app encounters with themes of professional and personal boundaries in Oslo’s summer landscape.

Overview

  • ‘Oslo Stories: Liebe,’ the middle installment of Dag Johan Haugerud's trilogy, premieres in German theaters on April 17, 2025.
  • The film follows three professionals—Tor, Marianne, and Heidi—navigating platonic connections through dating apps during ferry rides between Oslo and Nesodden.
  • Key subplots include Marianne’s challenge in communicating a cancer diagnosis and Heidi’s attempt to infuse Oslo’s city jubilee with feminist-queer significance.
  • The narrative emphasizes urban proximity, digital intimacy, and professional-private interplay, set against Oslo’s summer cityscape.
  • Haugerud employs an improvisational yet structured style, using dialogue, ambient city sounds, and montages to explore interpersonal and civic themes.

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