DAG JOHAN HAUGERUD
SEX
A frequently funny and unpredictable sweeping success at Berlinale, SEX opens up much-needed male conversations on modern relationships
Two middle-aged chimney sweepers in picture-perfect, monogamous straight marriages open up to each other: One just slid down a client’s chimney and into a dilemma over his sexuality; the other dreamt David Bowie gazed at him like he’s a woman, waking up with a changed voice and self-identity. The first, standalone film in director Dag Johan Haugerud’s Oslo Trilogy (SEX, LOVE, DREAMS) is for anyone who’s desired more in life.
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After winning Scandinavian awards for his first four features, Dag Johan Haugerud broke out internationally with his Oslo Trilogy: Sex (Berlinale 2024); Love (Golden Lion nominee, Venice Film Festival 2025); and Dreams, winner of the Berlinale 2025 Golden Bear.
A former librarian, journalist, and dramatist, Haugerud is also a novelist.
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Berlin International Film Festival 2024 (Germany)
Winner, Ecumenical Jury Prize, C.I.C.A.E. Award, Label Europa CinemasSeminci—Valladolid International Film Week 2024 (Spain)
Winner, Best Actor (Jan Gunnar Røise & Thorbjørn Harr) -
Genres: Drama, LGBTQIA+, Romance
Featuring: Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Siri Forberg
Rating: M18
Duration: 118 min
Language: Norwegian (with English subtitles) -
Provocative, Insightful and Entertaining — Variety
Wry and amusing — Screen International
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