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Henki

  • Original title Henki
  • Director Erika Calmeyer, Thomas Seeberg Torjussen
  • Format Series
  • Genre Drama
  • Production Company Klynge & Scanbox on behalf of NRK
  • Premiere Second half of 2026
  • Screenplay Jan Trygve Røyneland, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Flemming Klem
  • Duration 6 x 45 min
  • Creator Jan Trygve Røyneland
  • Executive Producer NRK Ales Ree

The year is 1985. Henki Hauge Karlsen is a 28-year-old gay bartender who is fired after disclosing that he is infected with HIV. Furious and humiliated, he decides to take legal action.

What he believed would be a fight for justice, transforms into a three-year ordeal where his life is exposed to the Norwegian public, leading to his most intimate moments and overall character being branded as disgraceful and abnormal. In the end, Henki triumphs in the Supreme Court, but dies shortly after the verdict.

His struggle for justice becomes a testament for many who follow him, marking him as one of the great everyday heroes of modern times and an idol for countless members of the LGBTQ+ community who live openly and freely today. 

Grants to Henki

Allocations
Date of decision: Nov 25, 2024 Applicant: Klynge AS Awarded: NOK 6,600,000 Director: Erika Calmeyer Producer: Esben Selvig Manus: Jan Trygve Røyneland, Harald Rosenløw Eeg
Date of decision: May 13, 2024 Applicant: Klynge AS Awarded: NOK 400,000 Director: Erika Calmeyer Producer: Esben Selvig Manus: Harald Rosenløw Eeg
Date of decision: Mar 17, 2023 Applicant: Klynge AS Awarded: NOK 400,000 Producer: Esben Selvig Manus: Jan Trygve Røyneland