Alt for Egil

Alt For Egil is a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik. Egil Hjelmeland (Joner) is a pizza delivery driver who decides to teach his best friend Jan-Ove Tofte (Høvik), who is mentally retarded, how to drive the delivery car. The title is a play on 'Alt for Norge' (Norwegian: All for Norway) which is a patriotic Norwegian motto dating to World War II.

Alt For Egil
Directed by	Tore Rygh
Written by	Tore Renberg Tore Rygh
Starring	Kristoffer Joner Trond Høvik
Release date	20 August 2004 (2004-08-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Reception

Borghild Maaland of Verdens Gang gave the movie a "die throw" of four, and called it "a pretty nice love-story".^[1] Inger Bentzrud of Dagbladet gave it five points, calling it "cheeky and different". She particularly appreciated the musical score, and the film's local atmosphere.^[2]