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Odd Little Man (Norwegian title: Da jeg traff Jesus... med sprettert) is a Norwegian family movie from 2000, directed by Stein Leikanger, based on one of the biographic memoirs of Odd Børretzen. The title of the movie is a Norwegian pun: the first part of the Norwegian title means "When I met Jesus", and the second part means "...with a slingshot", thus changing the meaning of the title to "When I hit Jesus ... with a slingshot", as the word 'traff' can mean 'hit' or 'met' depending on the context. The English titles makes use of the coincidence that Børretzen's Norwegian first name has another meaning in English.
This movie was the Norwegian entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001.
Original Release
09/01/2000
US Release
10/21/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen | Oddemann |
Martin Jonny Raaen Eidissen | Brother |
Frederick Paasche | Kristian |
Gjertrud L. Jynge | Mother |
Grethe Bøe-Waal | Mrs. Hansen |
Gard B. Eidsvold | Father |
Otto Jespersen | Karl Hansen |
Grete Nordrå | |
Rolf Arly Lund | |
Peter Bredal |
Directors
Writers
Odd Børretzen, Stein Leikanger
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen | Oddemann |
Martin Jonny Raaen Eidissen | Brother |
Frederick Paasche | Kristian |
Gjertrud L. Jynge | Mother |
Grethe Bøe-Waal | Mrs. Hansen |
Gard B. Eidsvold | Father |
Otto Jespersen | Karl Hansen |
Grete Nordrå | |
Rolf Arly Lund | |
Peter Bredal | |
Gunnar Enekjær | |
Trond Hovik | Fire Officer |
Elisabeth Sand | |
Bjørn Jenseg | |
Dag Vågsås | |
Tor Christian Bleikli | Dramatiker |
Trond Brænne | Radiovoice / Radiostemme |
Odd Børretzen | Narrator / Forteller |
Kenneth Ekornes | |
Morten Fagerli | Synderen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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H.P. Lundh | Executive Producer |
Tomas Backström | Producer |
Petter J. Borgli | Producer |
Arve Figenschow | Producer |