Plot

Morning comes to a small town in Norway, where the lives of various characters intertwine in Chlorox, Ammonia and Coffee, a comedy-drama as unique and unpredictable as its title. Insightful and entertaining, it suggests a Robert Altman ensemble piece but directed with Dogma 95 edginess.Among the dwellers is the singing and very pregnant Maria, expecting her second child with shiftless Erik, who’s more interested in money and other women. Gunvor, Maria’s mother-in-law and a notorious local shoplifter, gets thrown out of the vegetable store run by eccentric Jesus, and sells pills for young Elin, who works as Maria’s babysitter. And that’s not even getting into Iris, Elin’s midwife mother, forever in love with trampolinejumping police officer, Odd. Director Mona J. Hoel keeps the many characters spinning with equal doses of humor and pain, all the while posing questions about the nature of life and love. Full of dreams and gentle irony, Chlorox, Ammonia and Coffee asks what the good is in the order of cleanliness when you don’t have the courage to take risks.

Reception

Awards:
(Winner)Mannheim Heidelberg International Film Festival Best Film

Film Festivals:
Morelia International Film Festival

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Quotes and Credits

Credits

Director Mona J. Hoel

Writer Mona J. Hoel

Producer Malte Forssell

Iris Kjersti Holmen

Jesus Fares Fares

Odd Svein Scharffenberg

Erik Dennis Storhøi

Production Design Line Try

Costume Design Jeanette Steinsland

Cinematography Hoyte Van Hoytema

Film Editor Hélène Berlin

Osteopat Hilde Vermedal

Original Music Ulver

Bensinstasjonsanstte Karoline Santa Maria

Venninde Madelaine Nadia Starek

Boom Operator Mads Olsen

Property Master Elin Mossberg

Property Master Krister Skogen

Make-Up Artist Jeanette Steinsland

First Assistant Director Richard Jarnhed

Special Make-Up Effects Artist Veslemøy Fosse Ree

Hair Stylist: Mr. Fares Horst Stadlinger

Optical Effects Bente Santi Helle

Sound Re-recording Mixer Tomas Arwe

Special Effects Technician Kai Kolstad Rødseth

Special Effects Pål Morten Hverven

Consultant: Dolby Film Sound Mark Kenna

Supervising Sound Editor Richard Sveen

Sound Recordist Richard Sveen

Dialogue Editor Rikard Strømsodd

Assistant Camera Tom Kopperud

Lighting Assistant Christian Koblizek

Best Boy Christian Koblizek

Still Photographer Rune Johansen

Director of Photography: Additional Photography Rune Hov

Assistant Camera Kristoffer Aamot

Stunt Coordinator Pål Morten Hverven

Optical Printer Björn Selander

Egil Nils Vogt

Skattefuten Jannik Bonnevie

--- Eva Bergh

--- Per Lillo-Stenberg

Dr. Strømdahl Terje Strømdahl

Vertinne Gro Gabrielsen

Siri Helle Marie Eriksen

Sykesøster Anne Hauge

Vakt Anne Lene Haga

Bankkassørska Astrid Arctander

Marte Hanna Kinn Andersen

Kristin Janne Elkeland

--- Nicole Madeleine Aurdal

Maria Benedikte Lindbeck

Venninde kafe June Lerbakk

Erik's Kompanjong Eirik Rustad

Sint dame Åse Meyer

Lærerinne Ingvild Holt

Barnhagetante Tina Holen

Forbryter Emil Kjus

Forbryter Terje Karlsen

Assistant Camera Anders Leegaard

Gaffer Jørgen Mykle

Assistant Camera: Second Unit Jens J. Patterson

Director of Photography: Second Unit Nicolay Poulsen

Animator Trine Vallevik Håbjørg

Extras Casting Renate Katralen Jense

Costume Assistant Ingunn Romese

Negative Cutter Ann Karin Aasgaard

Color Grader Andrzej Kiwala

Assistant Editor Gustav Öström

ScriptSupervisor Margret Bergheim

Title Designer Øyvind Bråss

Location Manager Linn Karen Foerland

Location Assistant Line D. Forsman

Title Designer Nina Hedman

Runner Rut Hermansdottir

Production Coordinator Anita Larsen

Production Assistant Anne Kamhaug

Production Assistant Stian Røren

Runner Rune Refseth

Distributors SF Norge A/S

Production Companies SF Norge A/S

Lighting Equipment Norsk Filmstudio

Film Lab Nordisk Film Post Production