Low Expectations
6.8
At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from the spotlight, wrapped in everyday kindness, she slowly finds her way back to life.
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Cast
28 people
Marie Ulven
Maja
Also in
October Passed Me By
Anders Danielsen Lie
Johannes
Known for
The Worst Person in the World
The Night Eats the World
Tone Beate Mostraum
Astrid
Known for
Oslo, August 31st
An Affair
Embla Berntsen
Aida
No other roles listed
Snorre Kind Monsson
Oscar
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Dette er humor
Tits
Clara Dessau
Caroline
Known for
The Asset
Helene Bjørneby
Lærer
Known for
The Worst Person in the World
Emma Ylvisåker
Elev
No other roles listed
Ine Jansen
Tante (voice)
Also in
Dag
Everybody Hates Johan
Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen
Known for
Sick of Myself
The Arctic Convoy
Jasmin Emily Paixao Lindstrøm
Also in
Dome 16
Klassen
Fabian Sæthre Jensen
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Eivind Landsvik Director · Frederikke Hoffmeier Composer Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg Composer
First release May 19, 2026 · Produced in Denmark, Norway · Languages Danish, Norwegian
Production
Maipo Film
Production
Snowglobe
Production
Denmark · Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lave forventninger
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Danish · Norwegian
Release dates
France · May 19, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Norway · September 11, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Austria
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Czechia
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
October 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
June 29, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival
Italy
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Alice nella Città Film Festival
Latvia
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
November 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
New Zealand
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 24, 2026 · Premiere · Oslo Pix Film Festival
Poland
July 24, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
Romania
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Spain
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
March 12, 2027 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Ukraine
October 30, 2026 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
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