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FILM- & SERIES SLATE

Explore our latest film and television projects currently in development, production & post production. From gripping dramas to innovative comedies, our slate showcases the diverse storytelling and creative talent at the heart of Four and a Half.

GROWTH OF THE SOIL - FEATURE

Directed by Hans Petter Moland

Can we manage to love each other through a long life? Or is life so brutal that love doesn’t survive?​ Isak, a young man, settles in a deserted place, but with only two hands he is unable to set up a house alone. Inger, an insecure woman with a cleft palate settles with him for practical reasons, and they build a home; they sow, reap and have children. Times go by, and when Inger gives birth to her third child, she discovers her nightmare to come true; that the child also has cleft palate like herself.

STATUS: In production

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ESCAPING BOLIVIA - TV SERIES

Directed by Emilie Beck & Anna Gutto

 

Escaping Bolivia is a coming-of-age story about friendship, trust and betrayal. It is also about white privilege, motherhood and socioeconomic difference, and about saving yourself with what life has given you.

The series is inspoired by the infamous Norwegian drug case where three Norwegian girls were inprisoned in one of the worst female prisons in the world after being caught with 22kg cocain in their suitcases.

STATUS: In post production

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BARE ELLING - FEATURE

Directed by Daniel Fahre

After 20 years in an institution, Elling returns to a modern Oslo that has

moved on without him. Faced with a clogged shower drain, an unpredictable

landlady, and the imaginary ghost of his late best friend Kjell Bjarne, Elling

struggles to navigate daily life and rediscover meaning. As he dives into social

media, decluttering projects, and even a literary talk, he teeters between

hope and panic, belonging and alienation. But perhaps it’s through these

small missteps—and surprising victories—that Elling finally learns to believe in

himself.

A warm, poignant, and humorous story about stepping back into life, one

uncertain step at a time.

STATUS: In development

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STONE LIFE - FEATURE

Directed by Gunhild Enger

When Silje’s parents visit her alternative self-development center,

“Stone Life,” to discuss inheritance, life takes an existential and absurd turn

when her father suddenly dies on the second day.

Now, inheritance isn’t just a hypothetical problem but an urgent

crisis. Stone Life is a Drama-Comedy filled with dark humor fueled by an

unhealthy family dynamics where mother and daughter must balance grief,

selfishness, aggression, and bureaucracy.

STATUS: In development

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TOLLAK TIL INGEBORG - FEATURE

Directed by Hans Petter Moland

 

Tollak is a man of few words. He is angry, stubborn, and does not like the

world and time moving forward...

 

Tollak to Ingeborg. The old stag who lives up by the sawmill. Everyone

knows that he has done things his own way. Everyone knows what he

did to those boys. Everyone knows his kids don’t come home very often.

Everyone knows he adopted him they called Oddo-Fool. And everyone

remembers his good wife, Ingeborg. But there is something people don’t

know. It’s time to tell.

Based onTore Renberg’s story of Tollak, a man who has strong powers in

him - for work, for love and for destruction.

STATUS: In development

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WINDOWS 95 - FEATURE

Written by Hilde Susan Jaegtnes | Directed by Patrik Syversen

What if you could slip into someone else’s body—just for a while? What would you do, who would you be, and would you still feel like yourself?

In 1995, as the internet begins reshaping the world, 21-year-old Hanna drops out of veterinary school and takes a temp job at a law firm in Oslo. Ambitious but aimless, she dreams of becoming an actor.

When the firm installs Windows 95, a mysterious glitch lets Hanna temporarily swap bodies with clients and coworkers. Suddenly, she’s living as a bankrupt biker, a jaded tycoon, even a gold-hunting adventurer—each identity unlocking not just new sensations, but their private desires and secrets.

Exhilarating and unsettling, Hanna’s journey tests the boundaries of identity, agency, and fantasy.

STATUS: In development

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THE TANKER WAR - FEATURE

Directed by Magnus Martens | Written by Christian Siebenherz

The Tanker War is a gripping high-seas drama set during the Iran-Iraq War, when Norwegian tankers braved one of the world’s most dangerous shipping routes to keep global oil flowing.

Based on real accounts and inspired by the book by captain Arild E. Syvertsen, the film follows one sailor’s harrowing journey through a shadowy, ruleless conflict where survival was never certain.

Blending the tension of Captain Phillips with the realism of Das Boot, this is the untold story of maritime courage, loyalty, and the hidden frontlines of modern warfare.

STATUS: In development

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LIAR - FEATURE

Directed by Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir

Liar explores themes of identity and self-acceptance—how one cannot escape oneself or their past. The story follows Jenny, a compulsive liar who clings to a fabricated version of her life. When she starts a romantic relationship with Birte based on a major lie, her world is tested, and she begins to drown in her own deception. How long can she keep the truth hidden, and what happens when it finally surfaces? Liar takes the audience on Jenny's journey from self-loathing to acceptance. A gripping, emotional exploration of the consequences of living a lie and the freedom found in embracing the truth.

STATUS: In post production

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THE LIQUOR KING - SERIES

Created by Arne Svingen | Directed by Marius Holst

Inspired by true events, The Liquor King is a gripping crime drama about power, guilt, and survival. At the peak of his success, a charismatic smuggler thrives in luxury—until 18 people die from poisoned alcohol linked to his empire.

As police close in and the public turns on him, he must reckon with the consequences of his actions. Can he outrun justice, or will his conscience destroy everything he’s built?

With the moral complexity of Breaking Bad and the adrenaline of Narcos, The Liquor King explores the dark price of ambition.

STATUS: In development

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THE KINGS PIRATE - FEATURE

Created by Kristian Landmark & Ole Tellefsen

Inspired by a true story, The King’s Pirate is a historical action-drama set in 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars. As Norway faces starvation, young pilot Jacob Clausen is forced to become a royal-sanctioned privateer—turning from guide to pirate.

Feared by enemies and hailed by his people, Jacob’s fate becomes entangled with Maria Gyldenhorn, a bold shipping heiress who secretly commands his mission—and captures his heart. But when a ruthless British captain closes in, betrayal and ambition threaten everything.

With Jacob captured, Maria must lead a daring rescue across enemy lines—risking everything for love, freedom, and survival.

STATUS: In development

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HOOKED - FEATURE

Written by Peter Theisen Amlie & Sara Wist Tangenes

Based on the book "I call you Pjotr" by Hanne Ramsdal.

When Lone meets Paul at a party, something is set in motion—at first

subtle, almost imperceptible. Over time, she begins to lose herself in

a growing obsession disguised as love. What starts as an innocent

infatuation slowly spirals into a consuming passion that blurs her sense

of reality. Eventually, her feelings for Paul become so overwhelming that

she risks everything: her marriage collapses, close friendships are ruined,

professional relationships break down, and even the bond with her own

child begins to deteriorate.

She is caught in a destructive cycle, unable—or perhaps unwilling—to let

go. The question is: can she find a way out before it’s too late?

STATUS: In development

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