Julie Skaufel

Six strangers in an elevator each hold a black box, containing stories of shame and violence. But what will they do when they arrive at their respective floors?

The film depicts a typical night out in Oslo, and shows the sometimes painful and often ridiculous results of being on the 'meat market'. The casual, breezy dialog contrasts the darker themes of friendship, betrayal and use/abuse of sexual power. Christine and Alex want excitement and confirmation of their desirability, Silje is looking for true love. Joakim? Well, he has perhaps read 'The Game' one too many times...

A big new home, a lovely wife and a new job seem to steer Henrik firmly towards the middle age and a bourgeois lifestyle. There is, however, a substantial amount of boyish prankster still in him - sometimes a little bit too much.

39-year-old Anni involuntarily has to move back in with her mother after a scandalous incident on live children's television. It looks bleak for the single, broke and homeless soon-to-be 40-year-old, but is it all that bad after all?

39-year-old Anni involuntarily has to move back in with her mother after a scandalous incident on live children's television. It looks bleak for the single, broke and homeless soon-to-be 40-year-old, but is it all that bad after all?

Isak is in his mid-20s and from Somalia. He works in a nursing home, where he meets Ingunn 92 years old who is suffering from dementia.

Isak is in his mid-20s and from Somalia. He works in a nursing home, where he meets Ingunn 92 years old who is suffering from dementia.