The Middle Man
- Release Date: May 27, 2022 (limited)
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
- Director: Bent Hamer
- Producer(s): Bent Hamer, Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl, Reinhard Brundig, Jamie Manning, Jacob Jarek, Nina Frese
- Writer(s): Bent Hamer
- Studio: levelFILM
- Length: 1h 35m
Synopsis
Longtime-unemployed Frank Farrelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) gets hired to be the new middle man, a prominent if rather difficult job. In a town that’s inexplicably plagued by accidents and disasters, Frank’s primary responsibility is informing people about the deaths of their loved ones.
Almost immediately, he hits it off with Brenda (Tuva Novotny), the receptionist at city hall, but there are plenty of speed bumps to come — the most significant being Brenda's always-enraged ex, Bob (Trond Fausa Aurvåg), who is also Frank's longtime nemesis and a rejected candidate for Frank’s new post.
Canadian Connection: Filmed November of 2019 in Northern Ontario. Many of the cast members are Canadian.;