The Man Who Loved Yngve

Running time: 98 mins

Winner - Audience Award, Nordic Film Festival

Jarle Klepp has no idea that everything is about to change.

November 1989. The Berlin wall collapses. Jarle has everything; the best girlfriend in the world, the world?s coolest buddy, and the town of Stavanger?s toughest punk band. When the new boy in class appears, Jarle is immediately confused. Yngve is not like anyone else, and Jarle is immediately smitten. This, of course, causes problems in Jarle?s personal life, and he steadily lets everyone down around him?including his girlfriend Katrine. All he knows is that he cannot stop meeting Yngve, even if it involves doing things he really hates, like listening to Duran Duran, and playing tennis.

A vibrant and bittersweet look at a turbulent time in a troubled teen's life, director Stian Kristiansen?s The Man Who Loved Yngve, adapts Tore Renberg?s (who also wrote the screenplay) best-selling novel to create a dynamic illustration of teens struggling to find their individuality amid peer pressure and parental expectations. A truly universal gem!