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Dag Johan Haugerud

Dag Johan Haugerud

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Biography

Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director. His films include I Belong, which won Amanda Awards in 2013, Beware of Children, which won nine Amanda Awards in 2020, as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize, Sex, which was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize, and Dreams (Sex Love), which won the Golden Bear in 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. His novels include Noe med natur (1999), Den som er veldig sterk, må også være veldig snill (2002), Hva jeg betyr (2011) and Enkle atonale stykker for barn (2016). He has created several short films, including Utukt from 2000 and Trøbbel from 2006. His first feature film was the 2012 film I Belong, which won Amanda Awards in 2013 for Best Film, Best Script, Best Director and Best Actress (Laila Goody). In 2014 he directed the medium-length film I'm the One You Want (Det er meg du vil ha [no]). In 2019 he directed the film Beware of Children (original title Barn), and also wrote the script for the film. His 2020 film The Light from the Chocolate Factory (Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken) treated relations between girlfriends. In 2024, he directed Sex, the first instalment in the new "Sex Dreams Love" trilogy, which was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. Love, the trilogy's second instalment, was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. He was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize for the film Sex. He directed the third instalment of the trilogy, Dreams (Sex Love), which had its international premiere in February 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where the film won the Golden Bear. This was the first time a Norwegian film won the Golden Bear

Known For

Sex
6.8

Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.

Sex

2024
Dreams
7.0

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.

Dreams

2024
Love
6.9

Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.

Love

2024
Beware of Children
7.3

During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.

Beware of Children

2019
The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl
6.7

A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He contacts Thomas Hylland Eriksen, who will become his mouthpiece and articulate what is wrong. But along the way the director becomes distracted by another person, a young, fumbling girl reminiscent of himself.

The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl

2005
Lust
4.8

A sister and a brother and the fear of fornication.

Lust

2000
Light from the Chocolate Factory
7.2

Ingrid tries, together with several acquaintances, to compose a song for the wedding of a mutual friend. However, she's more occupied with her mother's death that she may have contributed to.

Light from the Chocolate Factory

2020
I Belong
6.5

A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn't believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. A warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another.

I Belong

2012
Courts mais Gay : Tome 4
N/A

A collection of gay short films. The 9 short films are: The Glider [Le planeur] (1999); Family according to Mathieu [La famille selon Mathieu] (2002); Chicken (2001); Lust [Utukt] (2000); Space 2 [Espacio 2] (2001); The End of the Night [La fin de la nuit] (1997); The Burning Boy (2001); Family Outing (2001); Saint (1997).

Courts mais Gay : Tome 4

2002
The 7 Deadly Sins
8.0

Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.

The 7 Deadly Sins

2000
I'm the One You Want
6.8

What would you say about a female teacher falling in love with a 15-year-old? What would you think when you heard her confession? How do you set borders for someone's love and feelings?

I'm the One You Want

2014
Fancine
N/A

Six ideas for movies that will never be made.

Fancine

1999
Arnaud Fleurent-Didier in Colors, Music and Super 8
N/A

A film about finding something, sharing it with others, and using it to make something new. A film about found footage, and about the French artist and composer Arnaud Fleurent-Didier.

Arnaud Fleurent-Didier in Colors, Music and Super 8

2006
To the House
N/A

A girl experiences that her grandfather dies the same day she turns 15. It's time for a strange family gathering. The family personalities and the tensions between them will be expressed through choreographed movements and dance seen through the girls point of view.

To the House

2003
Trouble
N/A

This movie is about at least two things: 1. Lies and self-deception often creates trouble. 2. Pride has never made anyone happy.

Trouble

2006
Clinton: The Musical
7.0

The day Clinton visited Norway, my girlfriend broke up with me.

Clinton: The Musical

2001
16 Living Clichés
8.0

A portrait of 16 different people characterized by their own unique clichés.

16 Living Clichés

1998