Happy, Happy

Synopsis: Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she isn't particularly attractive anymore. Whatever. That's life. But when the perfect couple moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir; they have also adopted a child - from Ethiopia. These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before - even if Kaja tries her very best.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Anne Sewitsky
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  5 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
R
Year:
2010
85 min
$44,947
Website
57 Views


I wonder what they're like.

I'll bet she's thin!

I can't wait!

Remember that diet I told you about?

I'm on it now.

The only thing I'm eating today,

is this.

-We shoud never have come here.

-Nonsense.

The people we're renting from

sounded nice.

You could hear that over the phone?

-We're aren't stayng in their house.

-Thank God!

Look.

Beautiful, isn't it?

-It'll be exotic.

-Shut up!

HAPPY, HAPPY

They're here!

Eirik, come say hi.

-Come on!

-0ur new neighbors?

Hi! Welcome.

Hi, I'm Kaja.

My God, you are pretty!

And you're tall!

-Hi.

-Sigve.

And what's your name?

His name is Noa.

He doesn't like talking to anyone.

Noa. What a fantastic name!

Is that African?

No, we just liked it.

This is your house.

And our house is right over there.

So we're pretty close.

And here is the second children's room.

In case you decide to have more kids.

Let me show you upstairs.

I'm so happy you are here!

Have you read this?

Have you read that one?

Recognize this?

You know you're from Africa?

If this were the old days,

you would have been my slave.

Wanna play slave?

I can do anything I want to you,

even kill you!

I'm gonna get you!

I'm gonna kill you!

We figured you were hungry

after all that liftng.

-Do you like moose?

-0h, yes.

.Maybe Danes don't eat moose?

-Sure we do.

More meat.

.So you shot this moose yourself?

-Yes.

Do you hunt?

No, we sing in a choir.

We were both in a choir, but had

to quit when we moved out here.

I can't believe that you sing! We have

a choir here that you could join.

Yeah...

Singing in a choir

has always been my dream.

But Eirik says I sing like a crow,

don't you?

So what do you do?

Tell me everything. Who is Elisabeth?

I'm a lawyer.

No, you are not! Isn't that hard?

-No, not really.

-I would never dare do that.

-What do you do?

-I teach junior high.

German, and arts and crafts.

-German?

-Yes.

-Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

-Ja. Sehr gut.

Look over here.

We can wave to each other.

Isn't that nice?

If you need anything,

or want me to come over, just wave.

Or else...

Fash this ight.

Then you won't have to call.

Where are the others?

I think they went to see Eirik's lawo.

-Lawo?

-Yes.

He's built a lawo in our yard.

Look.

-What does he use it for?

.Good question.

-We thought we'd play a game tonight.

-Sure.

-Flamenco.

-Flamenco!

-Seville.

-Yes!

-0h, Seville...

-Yeah.

-OK your turn.

-I'm up.

All right, concentrate now.

Are you ready?

Ready? 0ne, two, three.

That wasn't easy.

Two people...

I don't get it.

Maybe...

That's it.

Time's up!

I couldn't guess it.

That's too bad.

AIDS!

AIDS?

.Did none of you get it?

-No.

Two gay guys in New York,

where it was discovered.

Then it spread from there

to Africa and the rest of the world.

Is that Africa?

How were we supposed to know

they were gay?

You try drawing!

Elisabeth simply doesn't understand

that this can be a little senstive.

There!

Because it's love we're talking about,

right? That's more like it.

Didn't you think Elisabeth

was gorgeous?

.Are you watching wrestling again?

-Yeah.

I'll go get ready for bed.

I'll just grab this.

Should we give her ''the look''?

You aren't funny.

Please stop.

Please you're not funny!

Please stop!

Stop it!

I don't like this game!

Yes!

-Hi. Revenge next weekend?

-0K.

-Let Eirik know.

-OK. Bye.

-You could have asked me first.

-It will be entertaining.

-Kaja is desperate to be my friend.

-Because you're so perfect.

Shut up!

This was your project.

And now we have to join

some lame church choir.

Excellent!

Let's contnue with ''prille prolle''.

And keep that same intensity

until the end.

Three, four...

Remember the consonants!

-Hi.

-Welcome to the choir.

Thank you.

And thank you for letting us join.

-Remember to thank Eirik for this.

-I will.

You can come back any time.

-What are you writing?

-Christmas cards.

They're lovely.

We take a picture like that every year.

I just love wrting them.

Notthat I have many people

to send them to.

But sometimes

we exchange cards at work.

They sure must be happy to get these.

I can't wait for Christmas!

How about you?

-I guess I'm pretty childish.

-Don't you have some...

Some weed?

-I'm just kidding.

-Right.

Bye.

Where did you go?

Are you masturbating?

-Kaja!

-I'm coming.

She'll probably take

another 15 minutes.

I know.

Don't look at me. Sigve baked it.

Really? Wow!

I'm impressed.

What should we play tonight?

I had so much fun last time.

-We don't really play games.

-But I have been to the store.

.Really?

-Yes.

Just a second.

-A surprise!

-You could say that.

-Thank you.

-Take a look at this.

-No.

-Yes!

-No!

-Yes...

Give it here.

''The Coupes Game.

How well do you know your partner?''

Exciting!

''What did you want to be

when you grew up?''

An Indian.

Voila!

An Indian.

-That isn't a job.

-Eirik, please.

-It isn't!

-It's what I wanted to be.

Don't be such a sore loser.

-OK.

-0ur move.

Kaja?

''What color underwear

is your partner wearing?''

What kind of a question is that?

-I have no idea.

-But I got dressed in front of you!

I don't know.

Something black and lacy?

It's purple.

Our turn:
''Would you leave

your partner over a casual affair?''

No.

No.

All right. Kaja, your turn.

Yes!

''What did you first love

about your partner?'

-Hm?

-What did you first love about me?

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