The Bothersome Man
Why this pick
Shares Borgli’s cool Scandinavian absurdism, using an emotionally vacant protagonist and increasingly surreal social satire to make narcissism and modern alienation feel both funny and unsettling.
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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
Shares Borgli’s cool Scandinavian absurdism, using an emotionally vacant protagonist and increasingly surreal social satire to make narcissism and modern alienation feel both funny and unsettling.
Why this pick
Borgli again turns the craving for recognition into merciless, awkward satire, following a man whose sudden public visibility becomes a volatile and humiliating social nightmare.
Why this pick
Its polished art-world setting and escalating public embarrassments mirror Sick of Myself’s appetite for status anxiety, cruel cringe comedy, and social behavior pushed past comfort.
Why this pick
A meticulously observed relationship comedy in which one revealing act destabilizes a couple’s self-image; it has the same chilly precision, sustained awkwardness, and merciless eye for performative identity.
Why this pick
For the pleasure of watching self-regard become spectacularly destructive, this sharp, acidic character study offers similarly unsparing humor and a protagonist almost incapable of genuine empathy.
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01 / THE STORY
Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Signe

Stian
Beate

Lisa

Espen

Lege
Olav