State of Happiness

State of Happiness: Mayday

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When a Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes.

Power, profit and politics. When a small Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes - but how much are the lives of families and friends worth?

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Per Kjerstad

Sara Shirpey

Ask Henrik Oftedal

Malene Wadel

Pia Tjelta

Ole Christoffer Ertvaag

Anne Regine Ellingsæter

Paal Herman Ims

Adam Fergus

Petter Naess

State of Happiness: Series 2: Mayday

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The Alexander Kielland platform capsizes with more than 200 people on board.

The Alexander Kielland platform capsizes with more than 200 people on board. In Norwegian and English with English subtitles.

State of Happiness: Series 2

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Continuing drama about the impact of the discovery of oil on a small Nordic community.

Continuing drama, covering the period 1977 to 1980, about the impact of the discovery of oil on a small Nordic community.

Continuing drama, covering the period 1977 to 1980, about the impact of the discovery of oil on a small Nordic community.

Well 14 at Ekofisk Bravo is blowing out and a massive oil sheet creeps over the ocean, heading for the Klondike fishing bank. It's the era of great disasters, but also when people start to make money, some more than they can handle.

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