Film

Gavagai

2016 · 1h 30m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

91

German businessman Carsten Neuer travels to Norway to finish the impossible translation of some Norwegian poems by Tarjei Vesaas into Chinese, a project of his late wife. He hires Niko, a down-on-his-luck tour guide, to drive him to the poet's home and places of inspiration to stimulate his own translation. On the road, the ghost of Carsten's wife appears to him, while Niko struggles with the sudden consequences of his girlfriend's pregnancy. On this journey, two very different men come to realize the transforming power of love, the limits of language, and the human need for friendship.

Andreas Lust

Carsten Neuer

Mikkel Gaup

Niko Haapasalo

Anni-Kristiina Juuso

Mari Dahl

Joakim Nango

Woman at diner

• Rob TregenzaEditor · Director · Director of Photography · Writer
• Kirk KjeldsenWriter

Release date

October 21, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama