Following a drunken school reunion, Mie, Kaja and Heidrun, three school friends now in their 30s, realize how they're dominated by their husbands’ needs and demands. Aching for a taste of freedom, the trio go off on a spree.
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Part of The Wives Collection
3 films
Cast
18 people
Anne Marie Ottersen
Mie Jacobsen
Known for
Sex
Gold Run
Katja Medbøe
Kaja Qvist
Also in
Nattseilere
Jenny
Anja Breien
Hans Lindgren
Ada Skolmen
Frøydis Armand
Heidrun Iverson
Also in
Jul på Månetoppen
His Mother's House
Halvor Næss
Nøste Schwab
Kajas mor
Also in
Tante Pose
Galskap!
Bente Kaas
Stein Collett Thue
Jan Horne
Helge Jordal
Known for
Cadaver
Detective Hole
Anja Breien Director · Finn Ludt Composer Halvor Næss Cinematographer
United States release April 2, 1976 · Produced in Norway · Original title Hustruer
Production
Norsk Film
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Hustruer
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 7, 1975
Locarno Film Festival
Norway · September 3, 1975
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 1976
New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Canada
October 18, 1976 · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
November 27, 1975 · Theatrical
Finland
September 10, 1976
France
September 28, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
November 4, 1983 · Lübeck Nordic Film Days
Italy
July 12, 1979 · RAI - Rete2
Sweden
January 24, 1976 · Theatrical
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