Pitbullterje Explained

Pibullterje
Caption:DVD cover
Director:Arild Fröhlich
Based On:Pitbull-Terje by Endre Lund Eriksen
Music:Kåre Vestrheim
Cinematography:Trond Høines
Editing:Vidar Flataukan
Distributor:Scanbox Norge
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian

Pitbullterje is a 2005 Norwegian comedy film, that is based on the book by Endre Lund Eriksen. It stars Petrus A. Christensen as the lead role as Jim, and also Jørgen Foss as Terje. It also stars Robert Lindahl Haug, Vetle Næss, Charlotte Brodde, Rosa E. Bye, Kristin Skogheim, Atle Antonsen and Andreas Cappelen.

Plot

Jim is a 12-year-old outsider. He has a mother with anxiety and he lives a hard life. At school he is smallest in his class, and compelled to buy beer and smoke and have party's in his garage. Home is different: He's the father of the house, and takes care of his mother, who has isolated herself in bed with a video of the Moon landing on VHS. She's not going out of her house due to anxiety. One day Terje (an overweight boy who claims to own a pit bull) starts in his class. He gets excluded from the class society, but he considers Jim as his best friend making him choose between an outsider friend and his poor social status.

Music

The song "Et Juleevangelium" is by the Norwegian group "Klovner i Kamp".