The Men's Room | |
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Norwegian | For vi er gutta |
Directed by | Petter Sommer Jo Vemund Svendsen |
Written by | Petter Sommer Jo Vemund Svendsen |
Produced by | Fuglene AS |
Starring | Ivar Krogh Hovd Mannskoret Gunnar Martinsen Svein Bjørge Geir Schau Knut Akselsen Prepple Houmb Ivar Nergaard |
Edited by | Petter Sommer Jo Vemund Svendsen |
Music by | Martin Horntveth |
Distributed by | Wide House (FR) |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Norway |
Language | Norwegian |
The Men's Room (Norwegian: For vi er gutta) is a 2018 Norwegian documentary film written and directed by Peter Sommer and Jo Vemund Svendson. It concerns 25 Norwegian men in a men's choir rehearsing for their biggest event ever: warming up for Black Sabbath in front of 10,000 people. However, backstage issues arise as Ivar, the conductor, is terminally ill and may not survive to witness the concert.
The film has won international awards after its release. The international premiere was at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen 24 March 2019 where it won the NORDIC:DOX AWARD for best Nordic documentary film.
The Norwegian title is "For vi er gutta" (Because we're the guys) and is distributed through Norsk Film Distribusjon. In Denmark, the film had its theatrical release on 17 October 2019 under the name "Mandskoret" (The men's choir) and is distributed by Camera film.[1]