I Travel Alone
A self-involved Norwegian student is forced to grow up when a letter reveals he has a seven-year-old daughter.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- awkward
- reflective
- bittersweet
- quiet evening
- scandinavian cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jarle receives a letter revealing that he has a seven-year-old daughter from a past one-night stand, disrupting his student lifestyle.
Jarle’s identity is tied to women, indie rock, and intellectual deconstruction while he studies at twenty-five.
Jarle must move from romantic and intellectual self-absorption toward a relationship with Charlotte and the practical demands of fatherhood.
The film’s central conflict depends on a drunken encounter seven years earlier, in 1989, whose consequences arrive in Jarle’s present.
Films like I Travel Alone, and why
The Worst Person in the World
coming-of-age drama centered on emotional immaturity, changing relationships, and unexpected responsibility
Submarine
warm, bittersweet youth drama about romance, self-discovery, and difficult adulthood
Together
Nordic relationship drama balancing awkward humor with family responsibility and personal growth
Movie Details
- Director
- Stian Kristiansen
- Release Date
- 2011-02-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Rolf Kristian Larsen
- Amina Eleonora Bergrem
- Pål Sverre Hagen
- Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
- Henriette Steenstrup
- Gustaf Hammarsten
- Marte Aarseth
- Trine Wiggen
- Trond-Viggo Torgersen
- Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
Common questions
- What is I Travel Alone about?
- A self-involved Norwegian student is forced to grow up when a letter reveals he has a seven-year-old daughter.
- What is I Travel Alone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Travel Alone as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Travel Alone violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Travel Alone.
- Which films are like I Travel Alone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Worst Person in the World, Submarine, and Together.
- How long is I Travel Alone?
- I Travel Alone runs 90 minutes.
