30/03/2009

Eva Sørhaug’s debut feature Cold Lunch [+see also:
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Another Norwegian film was the audience favourite in Rouen: Nils Gaup’s The Kautokeino Rebellion [+see also:
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Sweden picked up the other four main awards in Rouen: Simon Staho’s chamber piece Heaven's Heart [+see also:
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