Summary
Silas, a beleaguered husband, is dispatched by his quarrelsome wife to procure fish, yet he diverts the errand into a drunken odyssey. Armed with a modest boat and a meager cache of cash, he drifts across the Oslo‑fjord, his fishing lines as futile as his resolve. Intoxicated beyond sobriety, he succumbs to slumber aboard the vessel, only to awaken within a fevered dream that transports him to the isolated isle of Kavreingen. There, a motley assembly of treasure hunters, a sanguinary pirate, and an enigmatic siren intersect his path, each presenting a gauntlet of peril and temptation. Silas navigates these surreal trials with a blend of clumsy bravery and bewildered charm, until his estranged wife materialises on the shore, unraveling the mystery of the vanished beauty with incisive logic. The narrative oscillates between stark domestic realism and mythic fantasy, interrogating themes of marital discord, escapist yearning, and the porous boundary between reality and reverie.
Synopsis
Silas - like many men - is his wife's husband. After one of their fights where Silas as usual draws the short straw, his wife sends him out to buy some fish. For the money she has given him and some money he has put aside himself, Silas decides to go on a drinking bender. But he dares not return home without fish, and therefore decides to combine the business of fishing with the pleasure of drinking, and borrows a small boat with some fishing tackle in it for this end. Then he sets out on the Oslo-fjord. Silas has no luck fishing, but succeeds admirably in getting drunk, finally falling asleep. He then dreams the main storyline of the movie: In the boat he comes to the small island of Kavreingen - one of the many small islands in the Oslo-fjord. Treasure-hunters, a blood thirsty pirate and an unknown beauty cross his path, but Silas defeats all obstacles except one: His hash wife suddenly shows up on the island. The unknown beauty, with whom Silas has fallen in love, disappears without a trace, and Silas's wife solves that mystery with some striking arguments.
Review Excerpt
"
body { background-color:#000; color:#fff; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:1.6; }
.highlight { color:#C2410C; }
.emphasis { color:#EAB308; }
.detail { color:#0E7490; }
a { color:#EAB308; text-decoration:underline; }
When the credits roll on a film that straddles the line between domestic drama and mythic adventure, the lingering impression is often a mosaic of conflicting emotions. Strandhugg på Kavringen delivers precisely that: a ..."
