The Orheim Company
A Norwegian man confronts the painful family history embedded in his childhood surname and memories of his father.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- serious
- quiet evening
- serious drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jarle receives a message that forces him to revisit the period when Orheim was his surname.
Jarle's childhood relationship with his father Terje forms the central source of emotional conflict.
Jarle matures while coping with his troubled home life and the consequences of parenthood.
The surname Orheim marks Jarle's childhood connection to his father and the past he would rather forget.
Films like The Orheim Company, and why
The Ice Storm
family dysfunction, childhood trauma, and emotionally grounded coming-of-age drama
Boyhood
parent-child conflict and retrospective examination of a troubled adolescence
The Hunt
intimate European family drama centered on domestic instability and memory
Movie Details
- Director
- Arild Andresen
- Release Date
- 2012-03-02
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (24)
Cast
- Rolf Kristian Larsen
- Vebjørn Enger
- Kristoffer Joner
- Cecilie A. Mosli
- Andreas Cappelen
- Henrik Mestad
- Glenn André Viste Bøe
- Vera Rudi
- Tone Beate Mostraum
- Lisa Loven Kongsli
Common questions
- What is The Orheim Company about?
- A Norwegian man confronts the painful family history embedded in his childhood surname and memories of his father.
- What is The Orheim Company like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Orheim Company as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Orheim Company violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Orheim Company as mild.
- Which films are like The Orheim Company?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ice Storm, Boyhood, and The Hunt.
- How long is The Orheim Company?
- The Orheim Company runs 104 minutes.
