Oskar's America (2017)

Director
Torfinn Iversen

Main cast
Jørgen Langhelle; Torstein Bjørklund

Genres
Family, Comedy

Description
Oskar's deepest wish is to be able to ride on the prairie with his mother over summer break. But alas, everything turns out differently than expected and the 10-year-old is forced to spend his vacation on his grumpy grandfather's farm. Oskar's only friend is the outsider Levi, who talks with his pony. Together they hatch a plan to get away from their grim reality: they’ll row across the Atlantic to America in grandfather's boat!


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