Directed by:
Stian KristiansenScreenplay:
Tore RenbergCinematography:
Trond HøinesComposer:
John Erik KaadaCast:
Rolf Kristian Larsen, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag, Ida Elise Broch, Arthur Berning, Kristoffer Joner, Jørgen Langhelle, Vegar Hoel, Andreas Cappelen (more)Plots(1)
A young man finds that the current political turmoil in Eastern Europe bears uncanny comparisons to his own rocky homosexual awakening in The Man Who Loved Yngve, Stiane Kristiansen's emotionally-charged tale of coming out in late 1980s Europe. For 17-year-old Jarle Klepp, it seems life could not possibly improve; as a resident of the small town of Stavanger, Norway, Jarle sits on the very cusp of adulthood. He also claims a gorgeous girlfriend and a hip best friend, and looks ahead eagerly to his plans to kick start a punk band called 'Mattias Rust.' In truth, however, Jarle harbors long-buried gay desires, and it takes another young man - a village newcomer called Yngve - to draw out these latent feelings. Suddenly, Jarle finds himself plunged headfirst into a maelstrom of conflicting feelings, desires, and impulses, led forward only by an overwhelming urge to be as close to Yngve as possible, all the time. In the end, Jarle's need to be true to himself may claim its own rewards, but it will also inevitably mean losing the security of approval from many around him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Rolf Kristian Larsen
Norway
Best movies:
Man of War (2008)
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Kiss Me You Fucking Moron (2013)
Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
Norway
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Voyage au bout de la terre (2019)
Crack, Back & Sack (2013)
Ida Elise Broch
Norway
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Switch (2007)
Detective Downs (2013)
Arthur Berning
Norway
Best movies:
In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Ninjababy (2021)
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Kristoffer Joner
Norway
Best movies:
Le Revenant (2015)
King of Devil's Island (2010)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Jørgen Langhelle
Norway
Best movies:
The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
Hold My Heart (2002)
Vegar Hoel
Best movies:
12th Man (2017)
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
What Happened to Monday (2017)
Andreas Cappelen
Norway
Best movies:
Women in Oversized Men's Shirts (2015)
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
La Nouvelle Vie de Monsieur Horten (2007)
Karoline Krüger
Norway
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Nothing to Laugh About (2021)
Lasse Holdhus
Norway
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Trine Wiggen
Norway
Best movies:
What Will People Say (2017)
Ninjababy (2021)
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Gaute Garlid
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Quality Time (2017)
Mongoland (2001)
Bjørn Ravn Carlsen
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Monsterthursday (2004)
Helgar Nygaard
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
The Orheim Company (2012)
Stian Aase
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Emilie Houge
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
I Travel Alone (2011) - a.f.
Knut Sverdrup Kleppestø
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Mari Langfeldt
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Erlend Stene
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Marko Iversen Kanic
Norway
Best movies:
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
Kiss Me You Fucking Moron (2013)
I Travel Alone (2011)