When a novice Norwegian sailor, Almar, dives into the sparkling blue waters to retrieve his gold watch, he has no idea what the consequences of repairing the watch will be. Almar finds himself stranded in a Spanish port in Galacia, waiting for the watch, which has great sentimental value. Time seems to have stopped just like the watch the two old watchmakers are painstakingly and methodically repairing. This is where Almar meets Windy, an Australian seafarer with experience, or at least stories from far beyond the seven seas. Windy is eager to assist Almar in "coming of age" and broadening his horizons. Almar also meets the Spanish girl, Marta, and through her, a very different world begins to open. But as some things open, others must close... BENT HAMER (1956) studied literature and film at the University of Stockholm and at the Stockholm Film School. He has written and directed several shorts, a documentary, and the feature film, Eggs, which had its world premier at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes 1995. Hamer has lectured on film at the regional college in Lillehammer and is co-owner of the production company BulBul Film AS. Eggs went on to win 13 awards, among them the National Film Award Amanda for best film and for best male actor, as well as the FIPRESCI-Prize at Toronto Film Festival.

Director: Bent Hamer Screenplay: Bent Hamer Director of photography: Philip Øgaard Editor: Skafti Gudmundsson Production designer: Juan Botella Sound: Per Carleson Music: Flesh Quartet Producer: Finn Gjerdrum for BulBul Film AS Co-producer: Liberator Productions, Babelfilm, Norsk Film AS Cast: Eric Magnusson, Ingrid Rubio, Nicholas Hope, Paco Rabal Release date: 6 March 1998 Sales: Trust Film Sales, Avedøre Tværvej 10, DK-2650 Hvidovre Tel: +45 36 78 00 55 Fax: +45 36 78 00 77