Børning 2 Explained

Børning 2
Director:Hallvard Bræin
Producer:John M. Jacobsen
Sveinung Golimo
Marcus Brodersen
Starring:Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Sven Nordin
Otto Jespersen
Jenny Skavlan
Henrik Mestad
Ida Husøy
Marie Blokhus
Vegar Hoel
Jonas Hoff Oftebro
Lise Karlsnes
Robert Skjærstad
Klaus Sonstad
Stig Frode Henriksen
Mikkel Gaup
Geir Schau
Music:Magnus Beite
Cinematography:Askild Edvardsen
Editing:Per-Erik Eriksen
Studio:Filmkameratene
Distributor:SF Norge
Runtime:98 minutes
Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian
Budget:2.170.000 NOK

Børning 2 is a 2016 Norwegian action-comedy directed by Hallvard Bræin, and produced by Filmkameratene. It is the sequel to Børning (2014) that have taken inspiration from the American Fast & Furious film series.[1] [2] [3]

Anders Baasmo Christiansen plays the main character, Roy Gundersen, who gets out of prison for participating in the illegal street race to Nordkapp. He is challenged to a new illegal winter race from Bergen to Murmansk in the north of Russia, but refuses, as he wants to focus on spending time with his daughter. But then he hears that his daughter is participating in the race together with her boyfriend.

The movie premiered on the 12th of October 2016. The script was written by Linn-Jeanette Kyed and Anne Elvedal, following the story by Christopher Grøndahl.

A sequel, , was filmed in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany that ended with a race in the world known race track Nürburgring.[4]

Plot

Roy gets out of jail after 2 years, for participating in the illegal street race to Nordkapp. He is determined on getting his life back on track. He has hit rock bottom, gone bankrupt, and in a desperate attempt on restoring his life and being a good role model for his daughter, Nina, he takes a job in a gas station.

Roy's pregnant girlfriend hosts a "out of jail"-party, where some of his old racing enemies shows up and challenges him to a new race. The race starts in Fosnavåg, going through Sweden and Finland, before ending up in Murmansk in north Russia. Roy wants to keep his sheets clean, and refuses to race. That is until he finds out that Nina is attending the race together with her boyfriend Charley, and he has to stop her.

The race is wild and tough, going over mountains, icy roads and frozen waters. The race becomes a chase between the racers and the police, who are doing what ever they can to stop them.

Cast

Børning cast!Name!Character role
Anders Baasmo ChristiansenRoy Gundersen
Ida HusøyNina
Otto JespersenNybakken
Sven NordinDoffen
Jenny SkavlanSylvia
Henrik MestadPhilip Mørk
Marie BlokhusIngrid Lykke
Jonas Hoff OftebroCharley
Vegar HoelKayser
Lisa KarlsnesMadeleine
Robert SkjærstadArne Roger
Klaus Joacim SonstadKlaus Sonstad
Stig Frode HenriksenPetter'n
Mikkel GaupMikkel
Jade Francis HajFredrik
Arthur BerningKenneth
Lisa Uhlen RyssevikThea
Emil Lystvedt BerntsenTommy
Fredrik SkogsrudTor Erik
Anders RydningPaul
Thomas RysteKjellen
Tori-Lena EikangerGerd
Simon NorrthonStefan
Kristo SalminenFinnish Police officer
Mats MogelandPrison guard
Idun Daae Alstad
Ingebjørg Lyster
Frode HaarstadOlsson
Peter Møller Christensen
Jukka M. Peramaa
Roger William Handroos
Bo André Hagen
Kenneth Olsen
Håvard Svang
Arthur Sævik
Harald Bjerke
Per Asphaug
Arnulf Erdal
Veronica Johnsen
Iver Magga
Joakim Schistad
Dmitry Polyakov
Roman Khoroshilov
Geir SchauBoccia-Geir
Ravdeep Singh BajwaFabian

Reception

Box office

Like the first film, Børning 2 became an immediate success in the Norwegian box office, selling over 55 000 tickets on the day of the premiere breaking the Norwegian record,[5] and accumulating over 212 000 viewers the first 5 days of showing.[6] The film ended up with over 383 000 views. The movie has an approximate total budget of $2,500,000.[7]

Critical reception

"When it comes to the driving sequences itself, Børning 2 seems to be better prepared than its predecessor, even when racing over icy seas. There is more and more intense driving in this movie, better stunts and more exciting winter-and-snow landscapes. As such, the movie is capable of avoiding being boring."
— Morten Ståle Nilsen of VG.no, in his review of Børning 2.[8]
Børning 2 received mixed to positive reviews from the critics.

Birger Vestmo from NRK P3's Filmpolitiet praises the movie for its driving and stunts in the winter snow and ice. "The movie is well done visually, where the colourful cars are a great contrast to the snow white landscapes they are racing through". He rated the movie a 4 out of 6.[9]

Morten Ståle Nilsen from VG.no says what the movie lacks in story and relationships, it makes up for in the driving scenes. "The sentimental side of the movie feels even more insecure than the previous movie, where it now is full of relationships it is hard to believe (including the central relationship between father and daughter)." Nilsen rated the movie a 4 out of 6.

The film reviewer from Dagbladet, Aksel Kielland, criticizes the movie for the way it portrays the female role in the movie. "It doesn't matter that the script is written by two women (Anne Elvedal and Linn-Jeanette Kyed) or that the bikini ladies from the first movie is gone - "Børning 2" is about as hostile to women as it is possible for commercial Norwegian entertainment to become in 2016.". With this he rates the movie a 2 out of 6.[10]

Accolades

Børning 2 has been nominated to 4 Amanda Awards, including the People's choice award,[11] and 1 Kosmorama Award.

List of award nominations! Year! Award! Category! Result
2017Amanda AwardBest Norwegian feature filmNominee
2017Amanda AwardBest visual effectsNominee
2017Amanda AwardBest sound designNominee
2017Amanda AwardPeople's choiceNominee
2017Kosmorama AwardBest directorNominee

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slik blir det når Stargate mikser gammelt og nytt. Smaalenene.no. nb. 2014-07-02. 2022-02-22.
  2. Web site: Norges svar på Fast & Furious. Filmweb.no. nb. 2014-08-08. 2022-02-22.
  3. Web site: Endelig? Norges svar på Fast & Furious. 730.no. nb. 2014-06-19. 2022-02-22.
  4. Web site: Børning 3. NFI. 2020-04-27. 2018-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025801/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger/produksjon/spillefilm/borning-3. dead.
  5. Web site: Børning 2 slår rekord etter én dag på kino. www.kino.no. nb. 2020-04-28.
  6. Web site: "Børning 2" raser forbi andre filmer i antall besøkende. Lea. Mathilde. 2016-10-17. Dagbladet.no. no. 2020-04-28.
  7. Web site: Børning 2. 2021-02-04. NFI. no.
  8. Web site: Filmanmeldelse: "Børning 2". www.vg.no. nb. 2020-04-28.
  9. Web site: Børning 2. NRK P3. no. 2020-04-28.
  10. Web site: Lat, dum og kvinnefiendtlig. Kielland. Aksel. 2016-10-11. Dagbladet.no. no. 2020-04-28.
  11. Web site: Her er de tre finalistene til Folkets Amanda. AS. TV 2. TV 2. nb. 2020-04-28.