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Wives

1975

1h 25m

6.0(10 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

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Anne Marie Ottersen

Anne Marie Ottersen

Mie Jacobsen

Katja Medbøe

Katja Medbøe

Kaja Qvist

Frøydis Armand

Frøydis Armand

Heidrun Iverson

Nøste Schwab

Nøste Schwab

Kajas mor

Stein Collett Thue

Helge Jordal

Helge Jordal

Alf Nordvang

Alf Nordvang

Personalsjefen

Grete Nordrå

Uteligger

Julian Strøm

Uteligger

Gunnar Alme

Uteligger

Creative team

Directed by: Anja Breien
Written by: Anja Breien
Produced by: Hans Lindgren

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