The Norwegian TV series based on the novel The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen has won two awards in the series category at the French television festival FIPA.
Frank Kjosås, who stars as Fred, took home the award for best male lead role, and the women Ghita Nørby ("the old"), Marianne Nielsen (Boletta) and Mariann Hole (Vera) shared the award for best female lead roles.
"It's wonderful that a Norwegian TV drama can compete with the big ones, including "The Newsroom, (U.S.), Parade's End (U.K.), One Night (U.K.), "En Pilgrims Død" (Sweden), and several others, says director Per-Olav Sørensen in a press release.
Indirectly, these awards also go to scriptwriter Mette M. Bølstad. "Without something good to act out, no actors' awards," says Sørensen.
(NRK)
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