Junk Mail (1997)

Director
PÃ¥l Sletaune

Main cast
Robert Skjærstad; Andrine Sæther; Per Egil Aske; Eli Anne Linnestad; Trond Høvik

Genres
Comedy, Thriller

Description
Dimwitted, somewhat misanthropic Oslo mail carrier Roy's quiet life changes dramatically on the day he steals a set of keys and lets himself into the apartment of a deaf woman who seems to be in trouble with a psychotic criminal. Though he doesn't know it at the time, his and her fate are about to intertwine and this is not going to be to his benefit.


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