| A Handful of Time | |
| Starring: | Espen Skjønberg Camilla Strøm-Henriksen Nicolay Lange-Nielsen Bjørn Sundquist Minken Fosheim |
| Music: | Randall Meyers |
| Director: | Martin Asphaug |
| Producer: | Harald Ohrvik for Svenska Filminstitutet Norsk Film AS |
| Cinematography: | Philip Øgaard |
| Editing: | Einar Egeland |
| Distributor: | Norsk Film A/S |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Norway |
| Language: | Norwegian |
A Handful of Time (En håndfull tid) is a 1989 Norwegian film directed by Martin Asphaug. Starring Espen Skjønberg, Camilla Strøm-Henriksen, Nicolay Lange-Nielsen and Bjørn Sundquist, the film also features Susannah York and Nigel Hawthorne. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
The elderly Martin believes he hears the voice of Anna, the love of his youth, who died during childbirth fifty years before. Guided by her voice, Martin escapes from his nursery home and begins a journey that echoes a chain of fatal events from his past, which increasingly merge with the present.