Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- dreamy
- harrowing
- reflective evening
- arthouse film night
What sets it apart
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Frode, Milla, Bobbie-Pop, Leon, Trygve, and Vidar are followed in parallel as their lives converge across one Oslo day.
Vidar is described as an angelic institutionalized friend who sees what others cannot and may save the surrounding characters.
The intersecting stories unfold during Oslo's hottest day of the year.
The unusually hot Oslo day provides the atmosphere for grief, suicidal despair, imprisonment, and fragile hope.
Films like Hawaii, Oslo, and why
Magnolia
interwoven ensemble structure, emotionally intense chance encounters, and urban melancholy
Short Cuts
episodic human drama connecting vulnerable characters through coincidence and hope
Paris, je t'aime
poignant ensemble storytelling, romantic longing, and compassionate attention to damaged outsiders
Movie Details
- Director
- Erik Poppe
- Release Date
- 2004-09-24
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Trond Espen Seim
- Jan Gunnar Røise
- Evy Kasseth Røsten
- Stig Henrik Hoff
- Silje Torp
- Petronella Barker
- Robert Skjærstad
- Benjamin Lønne Røsler
- Ferdinand Falsen Hiis
- Judith Darko
Common questions
- What is Hawaii, Oslo about?
- On Oslo’s hottest day, intertwined strangers confront mortality, abandonment, and the possibility of improbable grace.
- What is Hawaii, Oslo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hawaii, Oslo as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hawaii, Oslo violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hawaii, Oslo.
- Which films are like Hawaii, Oslo?
- Films with a similar feel include Magnolia, Short Cuts, and Paris, je t'aime.
- How long is Hawaii, Oslo?
- Hawaii, Oslo runs 125 minutes.
