STATE OF HAPPINESS

SEASON 1

State of Happiness tells the story of Western prosperity, a changing nation, a Klondike town, and four young people who are thrown into a whirlwind of opportunities. 

It’s the summer of 1969 in the small coastal town of Stavanger, Northern Europe. International oil companies have been test drilling for years, but nothing has been found and they are in the process of leaving. Stavanger lives off fish, and the North Sea is emptying out. The town is in crisis. 

The night before Christmas 1969, Phillips Petroleum finds the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.

  • Production year
    2018 / NRK

    Genre
    Drama / 8 x 45 minutes

    Screenplay
    Mette M. Bølstad

    Based on an idea by Synnøve Hørsdal and a concept by Siv Rajendram Eliassen

    Directors
    Petter Næss & Pål Jackman

    Producers
    Synnøve Hørsdal & Ales Ree

    Co-producer
    Lunanime

    Cast
    Anne Regine Ellingsæter, Amund Harboe, Bart Edwards, Malene Wadel, Pia Tjelta, Per Kjerstad, Vegar Hoel

    Sales agent
    DR Sales

    Full credit on IMDB

  • CannesSeries 2018
    Best Screenplay (winner)
    Best Music (winner)

    Monte-Carlo TV Festival 2019
    Best Drama Series (nominee)
    Outstanding Actress (nominee)
    Outstanding Actor (nominee)

    Golden Screen Awards 2019
    Best Drama Series (winner)
    Best Actress (winner)
    Best Director (winner)
    Best Screenplay (winner)
    Best Costume Design (winner)
    Best Actress (nominee)
    Best Cinematography (nominee)
    Best Production Design (nominee)

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