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“This is not a film about the Poles” – Norwegian manufacturer swears series “struggle for existence”, whose hero is a fictional Polish Tomasz Nowak immigrant. Following the issuance of the first episodes of the Polish community was in an uproar – the creators of the show have fallen on charges of duplication sterotypu Pole – the poor and cheating.
In the film, a young linguist, in which the role played by an actor of Polish descent Bartek Kaminski, coming to Norway to find his father and demand money from him for all the time, when he laid his on him. The reality turns out to be not so simple. Do not speak Polish, in order to survive, must make simple work, which, however, does not know, and slowly discovers the Norwegian reality.
Living in Norway Poles believe that the stereotypical image shows visitors from Polish. On Internet forums and profile of the show on Facebook uproar. In the film you get the impression that we all live in basements, cheating and smuggling. This can only aggravate the already not the best view we have in Norway, – says Marcin from Oslo.
viewer signing on as Rafael saw that on the show unnecessarily “is presented Poland from the 90s”. Meanwhile, since then a lot has changed in the country. In contrast, Norway is shown as a paradise where everything is clean and beautiful. And the Norwegians – slim and health conscious.
A lot of controversy also raises moral issues. series can be concluded that Catholic women readily agree to have sex with Norweżkami protestantkami hard to even make contact. It’s very unfair distribution – outraged Catherine of Stavanger.
Arguments creators of the series
Manufacturer Ivar Koehn refutes allegations that the aim of the series was negative representation of Poles in Norway.
This is not a movie about the Poles nor against the Poles. Simply assigned certain characteristics of our heroes, but this does not mean that these are the Poles. This is a universal film about people and their attitudes, which can occur in all nations – said Koehn.
Why were used just Poles? You are the largest group of immigrants, we often have contact with each other – explained Koehn.
According to the manufacturer in a distorting mirror were portrayed as Norwegians.
Playing a major role Bartek Kaminski, who came from Polish to Norway as a child, and today is the award winning Norwegian actor did not want to talk about the controversy surrounding the film. too much already this noise. I want to focus on my role, I am working on new episodes of – he said.
Title “struggle for existence” (“Kampen for tilvaerelsen”) refers to the famous painting by Christian Krohg, presented at the National Museum in Oslo. Canvas depicts a group of poor stretching out their hands for bread. The theme uses modern poster promoting the movie.
The first episode of the series, produced by the Norwegian public television NRK, was given to 10 September. The premiere was watched by 489 thousand. spectators, as Norway is a very good result. Another success of a nomination in the prestigious competition at the festival production of television and radio Prix Europa. In the autumn provides eight episodes of the series, in the spring of next year is to be given another season.
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Norwegian SSB 2014 years shows that 15 per cent. with more than 5.1 million of Norway’s population are immigrants and their children already born in this country. The newcomers represent up to 221 countries or autonomous regions. Poles are the most numerous, which is 90 thousand.
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