Jens Lien

Born in 1967, Jens Lien leaves his native country, Norway, for London in 1990. His initial intention was to play rock music in the British capital, but three years later, he is back in Oslo after ... graduating from the London International Film School. No more rock for Jens Lien then but if Norway has lost a musician, it has gained an important filmmaker who, as of the first shorts he directed, was honored by selections and awards in the festival circuit, including Cannes. Since 2003, he has made three interesting features, putting Norway on the map of the countries that count in the world of cinema. His first feature, Jonny Vang (2003), an amusing love triangle, garnered several prizes as well after premiering at the Berlin International Festival. 2006 is the release year of a real masterpiece,The Bothersome Man (2006) (The Bothersome Man or Norway of Life), a Truman Show-like counter-utopia, based on a criticism of the Scandinavian way of life. His last film to-date, Sons of Norway (2011) is another criticism Norwegian lifestyle, but told in a much lighter way.