The Block
In central Oslo, Egil (78) and his neighbors in an apartment block are threatened with losing their rented flats to a billionaire raiding such old apartment blocks around Oslo, just as he has done all over Northern Europe.We face the harsh reality of living on the wrong side of the shiny welfare state in one of the world’s wealthiest countries.
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What It's About
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In central Oslo, Egil (78) and his neighbors in an apartment block are threatened with losing their rented flats to a billionaire raiding such old apartment blocks around Oslo, just as he has done all over Northern Europe. We face the harsh reality of living on the wrong side of the shiny welfare state in one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The film portrays what happens when a group of people constantly live in fear of being thrown out of their homes in an affluent society.
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- Release date
- Aug 29, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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- Language
- Norwegian
- Country
- Norway
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