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Gavagai (2016)

Gavagai (2016)

Drama
Release Date: 2016, October 21
Directors: Rob Tregenza
Countries: Canada, Germany, Norway, United States of America
Production: Gestell Motion Picture Company, Lichtbogen Filmproduktion, Properfilm
Cast: Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Joakim Nango

Overview:

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.