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In the Name of Love

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A porn empire, a family secret, and a baptism gone wrong – a bold and bittersweet tale across three decades

At his daughter’s baptism, Balder hopes for a joyful family gathering - until his estranged father unexpectedly arrives, dragging decades of buried secrets back into the open. What follows is a provocative, heartfelt journey into the past, seen through the eyes of two brothers raised between two very different parents: their father Lars, a self-declared porn king who saw eroticism as political rebellion, and their mother, a discreet feminist who fought to shield her sons from the truth.

Set in conservative Norway from the 1970s through the 1990s, In the Name of Love charts the rise and fall of a family empire built on adult entertainment - through the VHS boom, censorship crackdowns, and shifting cultural norms. Blending coming-of-age drama, social satire, and emotional family reckoning, this is a unique and personal story inspired by the real life of director Bård Breien (The Art of Negative Thinking).

As past and present collide, Balder must confront the legacy he tried to forget. Can love survive the truth?

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Duration

8 x 30'

Language

Norwegian

Cast

Maria Bonnevie, Trond Espen Seim, Jakob Oftebro, Jonas Oftebro, Ingrid Gaever

Director

Bård Breien

Scriptwriter

Bård Breien, Erlend Loe, Eske Troelstrup

Production Company

Paradox

Producer

Finn Gjerdrum, Rebecca Mathiesen

Production Year

2023

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Created by director Bård Breien, whose award-winning work includes The Art of Negative Thinking, Havnaa and Next Summer, In the Name of Love is written by Breien alongside Erlend Loe (Listen Up!, Kamikaze, Nr. 24) and Eske Troelstrup (Havnaa, Below the Surface). The series is produced by Finn Gjerdrum (Quisling, Utøya: July 22, Dancer in the Dark) and Rebecca Mathiesen (The Commoner) for Paradox. The standout ensemble cast features Maria Bonnevie (Another Round, Exit, Becoming Astrid), Trond Espen Seim (Mammon, The Legacy, Power Play, Limbo), Jakob Oftebro (Vanguard, Black Crab, Hamilton, Kon-tiki), Jonas Oftebro (Havnaa, The Trip, Ragnarok), and Ingrid Giæver (Havnaa, Dreams (Sex, Love), Headhunters).