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BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
[instrumental Christmas music playing]
[car engine rumbling]
[jazzy instrumental version of "Jingle Bells" playing]
[horns blaring]
[siren wailing]
DECEMBER 1ST (THREE WEEKS EARLIER)
[woman] I know it's Christmas soon,
but it's hard to get in the holiday spirit when it's seventy degrees and sunny.
-It'll be nice to home with you guys. -[woman 2] Yes.
-I'm looking forward to it. -[woman 2] There's so much to do.
Mom, you've got plenty of time before Christmas day.
-Yes, but still it's still a lot. -Is there a lot of snow already there?
[mom] Yes, there's a lot of snow, honey. But tell me about your boyfriend Josh!
Yeah, you can meet him as soon as you come visit us here.
[mom] Mmm.
The move is coming along.
We're almost done unpacking, and we're doing really well.
-Hello? -[man] Wait, wait.
Åh herregud!
[mom] What is it? What is it?
Mom, I'll call you back later.
Herregud? Is that a good thing?
I… I know you love Christmas,
so I wanted to do something Christmas-themed for the…
[man inhales deeply]
[man grunts]
-[woman] Oh. -[man exhales]
-[clears throat] Thea Evjen. -Oh!
[man chuckles]
I love you.
And I know this might be early for Norwegian standards,
but, in India, we would have had two kids already
and they would be in college.
[both chuckling]
So, if you're not, like, doing anything for the next couple of decades…
Yeah.
…would you mind marrying me? [exhales]
[gasps]
Are you crazy right now? [chuckles] I don't know.
-[chuckles] -[Thea] Uh…
You don't even know my middle name. [laughs]
And did you actually also know
that I have diabetes running in my family and that's…
Diabetes is not contagious.
[cheerful music playing]
[exhales]
But you haven't even met my family yet.
Okay, I'm gonna get up.
-No. -[man] Okay.
[exhales]
Okay, let me come down.
Hi.
Look, I know it's early.
But when you know, you know.
You know?
-I know. -[sighs]
[man laughs softly]
[chuckles]
[both chuckle]
Look, the rules say you have to say yes or no.
[both laughing]
Okay. Yeah. Okay, fine.
"Yeah, okay, fine."
[both laughing]
[Thea] Oh…
[phone ringing]
[man] Hmm.
-Sorry. -It's fine.
MOM
[phone continues ringing]
[ringing stops]
[man] Uh…
So?
Yeah.
What would you say…
to…
joining me and my family for Christmas in Norway this year?
[hesitating]
[sighs] I would love to, but it's like you don't know my middle name, so…
-[laughs] -You're such a jerk. [laughs]
-[man] Yes. Of course. I would love to. -Yeah?
Oh, you have so much to look forward to.
-Christmas in Norway is… it's the best. -Mm-hmm.
[Thea chuckles] Mmm…
[announcement on plane loudspeaker]
[sighs]
You know, I'm so excited to meet your mom, Anne-Lise,
and the rest of the family.
They're so excited too.
I'm gonna tell them to have a god jul.
-So my family doesn't really know that-- -Is it jool or jul?
-Uh, jul. Yeah, it's jul. Yeah. -Jul? Okay, jul.
-But what I was saying-- -Yeah.
Um, my family doesn't really know…
[man in Norwegian] Ladies and gentlemen, we're landing at Oslo Airport.
Please fasten your seat belt and make sure the trays…
[in English] Sorry. What were you saying?
Just that my family…
is super excited to see you.
[exhales]
Yeah.
Jul.
[poignant music playing]
[sighs] Fresh air.
You think this is fresh air? [laughs]
Are you gonna be like this the whole time?
[music swells, fades]
[car engine roars]
[chuckles] I'm sorry. What's up?
Oh. [chuckles]
It's just a family sweater tradition thing that we've been doing forever.
I'm sure my mom has knitted one for you too.
Oh, I should have got them something.
Oh, like the Indian equivalent of a family sweater.
You know what I was trying to tell you earlier.
Yeah.
-Um, I haven't-- -[driver] So, you're from India?
Uh, yeah, dude. Uh, have you ever been?
No, I've never been to India. But I've been to, uh, Turkey.
You know like a boys' trip.
[wondrous music playing]
[tires crunching on snow]
[inhales deeply]
Mm. Now that's fresh air.
-Can you feel it, Jash? -[inhales deeply]
Ah. [breathes heavily]
I think my nostril hairs froze to each other.
Hello.
-Oh, mamma! -[Anne-Lise] Hello, hello.
-Come here! -Oh.
Oh, hello.
-Oh! -Hi.
[Anne-Lise] So good to see you, Thea, my lovely. Oh.
-My little girl. I've missed you so much. -[Thea chuckles]
[Thea] Oh, I've missed you so much.
[Anne-Lise] Welcome, my love. Welcome home.
-Your decorations look divine. -[Anne-Lise] Thank you.
-I want you to meet someone. -Yeah!
Hello, Josh, and welcome to Norway.
-Oh. -Ma'am, thank you, but…
But what?
No, not him. That, um…
[Anne-Lise] Huh?
Hello.
Jash, as in Jashan.
Oh.
Uh, Jashan or Jash.
Yes. Hello.
-[Jashan] Hello. -[Anne-Lise] And welcome…
[both chuckle]
…to Norway, Sh… Shazam.
[Jashan chuckles]
He's from, uh, India.
-Yes, I can see that. Yes. -[Jashan laughs]
[Anne-Lise exhales]
Oh, this is so nice to finally meet you, Shazam.
Jashan. It's, uh…
Ta-da! [sighs]
Oh, wow. Your home is beautiful.
[gasps] Thank you, Shazam.
-No mamma, it's Jashan. -Yeah.
-[Jashan] Oh, look at this. -Yeah, yes.
[sighs]
[gentle music playing]
[fire crackling]
Okay, now, this, this is Christmas.
[Anne-Lise] Yes.
"Same procedure as every year, James."
Oh, sorry. It's, uh… It's, uh… Jashan.
Oh.
Ja-shan.
-It's fine. You'll get it. -Yeah, but it was--
No, it's just a--
[Jashan gasps] What is this?
Yeah. So that's like this tradition that we had,
making all these Christmas decorations every year.
It's so cute.
[chuckles] Oh.
And when did you make this? [laughs]
It's all wonky and messed up. It's so sweet.
My husband made this the last year before he died.
-["Silent Night" playing] -Ah.
He was very sick.
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace… ♪
Yeah, he… he really loved Christmas.
-[Anne-Lise] Mm. -Yeah. Yeah. It's very good.
[dog whines]
-Balder! -[Balder panting]
Hi! Come.
Hi, Baldy.
-Hi! Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? -[Balder growls]
[barks, growls]
-[scoffs] -What's his problem?
Oh. He gets a little aggressive around people who…
-Who? -[Jashan] Balder…
[hesitatingly] People… well, those people who are foreigners.
[Jashan sighs]
Are you hungry?
I… I made some of your favorite.
It's really very nice of you, but mamma I think we're okay.
-Yeah. We're really very tired. -[Anne-Lise] Yeah.
We ate on the flight, so I think we'll do lights out.
Good night. No.
-[Jashan chuckles] -Yeah.
-It's fine. Yeah. -[chuckling] Yeah.
[Jashan laughs]
-[Thea] Yeah. I know. -Look at your earrings.
And this is just a year after.
-But this is like a different person. -Yeah, but it was a posh period.
Oh, and, uh, who's this dude?
[Thea] Um…
-Yeah, that's just a f… -[door opens]
-Uh… -[door closes]
The towels.
Thanks.
Håndkle.
-Håndkle. Takk. -[Anne-Lise] Yeah.
You're welcome, sure.
Well, uh…
[inhales, smacks lips] Uh, good night, mamma.
Sorry. Isn't that what you say in, uh, Norwegian? Mamma?
You… You don't have to call me that.
Oh, no. In India, your in-laws are like your parents.
So that's why I'm actually very happy to call you mamma.
But we are in… in Telemark.
Okay. Uh… what would you prefer that I called you?
What about Anne-Lise?
But that's so, uh… It's so impersonal.
But that's my name. [chuckles]
-[Jashan] Okay. How about auntie? -No.
No? Well, then, mamma it is.
Goodnight, mamma.
[Anne-Lise chuckles]
Uh…
So, your mom seems nice.
Do you think, uh, she likes me?
[lamp humming]
-[whispers] Hey, are you awake? -Yeah.
-Sorry. I'm sorry.
I was asking,
do you think your mom likes me?
Yeah.
Sure.
[Jashan sighs]
You didn't tell her I was Indian.
Uh…
Well, that shouldn't really matter.
Yeah. So then, why not tell her?
[sighs]
You know, my dad, he was like…
the one who would reason with her.
[Jashan] Hmm.
So if I told her, like, three weeks ago that we were engaged, she would…
What?
Make me a sweater?
-Photoshop me in a family card? -[Thea scoffs]
She would sit alone in her room…
and Google everything.
Old Indian traditions and stuff.
[Jashan] And so?
She would blow it totally out of proportions.
[Balder panting]
[female presenter] In India, we are often told
that a daughter's place is with her in-laws.
Contrary to the popular belief,
this practice is just as common in Indian cities as in the villages.
-In today's day… -[sighs]
[Balder snuffling]
[melancholy string music playing]
Hmm…
[sighs]
Hmm.
-[music continues] -[bird hooting]
[Jashan snoring]
[music fades]
[clock ticking]
[scraping]
[scraping continues]
[poignant music playing]
Good morning.
[music stops]
Well, you're up early, honey.
Yeah, it's the jet lag. [sniffles]
-I'll put on some coffee if you want. -[cup thuds on table]
Have you talked to Jørgen since the…
No, I haven't.
I mean… I…
[whispers] I know that it hasn't been easy for him either since… you know.
The breakup.
Yeah. Well, it's been a long time since everything, mamma.
Well, it was just so sad that it had to end that way.
-You and the boy next door. -[scoffs]
It got pretty complicated. You know.
-[slurping] -You know, Dad and I always thought
that it was going to be you two kids who were going to end up together.
-You are also up early. -Mm-hmm.
I'm going to make the rice pudding
today
because…
[sighs]
…your father always said it needed two days in the fridge.
So that it would settle.
Mm. So… Shazam's asleep?
Jashan's asleep.
Yeah.
You know,
you could have mentioned to me a bit earlier on
that he's…
That he's?
[sighs] Uh…
[Thea] Indian?
Is that okay to say? "Indian"? Is that okay to say?
Yes, Mom. You can say Indian.
[Anne-Lise] Right. Okay.
Do I have to cook two Christmas dinners?
I'm just saying.
From what I understand, Norwegian and Indian cultures are quite different.
-You googled, didn't you? -I haven't googled anything.
It's just a lot to put together before Christmas.
I have to prepare the medister cakes for all of us, then get more firewood.
Four more days and your brother will be so stressed if there's not enough there.
And now I have to cook two Christmas dinners.
I don't even know what they eat in India during Christmas.
Do they even celebrate Christmas in India?
-[whimsical music playing] -Good morning.
[Jashan inhales deeply]
How is this morning? [exhales]
Yeah, the sun doesn't rise until ten.
-Good night. [exhales] -[music fades]
-Jash. -[Jashan] Huh?
-Um… -[Jashan] Hmm.
-[inhales] I was thinking. -[Jashan] Mm-hmm?
[inhales deeply]
Maybe we should give my mom a… a bit more time.
You don't wanna tell her about the engagement?
No. Yeah. Of course I want to tell her. It's just--
Do I need to ask for her permission or something?
-No. No, no, no. That's not a thing here. -[Jashan] Oh.
We're very modern.
[Jashan] Okay, well, then we should just tell her.
No need to keep it a secret, right?
-Yeah. -[Jashan] Yeah.
I just want the timing to be right.
[Jashan] Okay.
When will the timing be right?
[sniffles]
[inhales sharply]
I just want her to get to know you.
And…
see the side of you that I fell in love with.
-You want me to have sex with your mom? -[Thea laughs]
Fine. I just wasn't ready for this, but, you know, if that's local tradition…
-[whispers] No. [laughs] -I'm happy to…
What's up?
-She will love you. -[Jashan] Mm.
And then we can tell her.
-Yeah. -Mm.
It's going to be a perfect Christmas.
[gentle music playing]
DECEMBER 22ND (TEENY TINY CHRISTMAS)
[birds chirping]
Hey, I know you told me to be myself,
but is there anything more I can do to connect with your brother?
Like what does he like? Sports? Snow?
Moose?
-I don't know. -[Thea] No, he's a good guy.
You're gonna be fine. He's gonna like you.
[Jashan sighs] Okay.
And his… his wife is the fun one, right?
-Yeah. -[Jashan] Yeah.
-No. -[Jashan] No?
But, yeah, but it's…
Yeah, she would, but…
More… More like no during Christmas.
Not at Christmas?
[Thea] No. Because she's on edge with my mom.
So it's…
It's a no.
Yeah.
-Yeah. It's gonna be fine. -[Jashan] It's gonna be fine.
-Okay. Let's go. -Let's go.
Can't you get her unbuckled?
-[man] I can't. -Why?
God jul!
-Oh. Hi. -Hi.
-[man] Nice to see you. -Hello, you!
-Hi, you. -Hi. Merry Christmas.
God Jul! And look at you!
-Yes, look at that! -[all chuckling]
[Jashan] God jul!
Who is that?
Is he Josh?
Jashan.
Oh!
Oh, Jashan.
-Hi. -[brother] Hi.
This is my brother.
Hiya, I'm Simen.
-Nice to meet you, Simen. -Yeah. Nice to meet you.
Uh, Jashan.
Jashan, okay. Uh…
This must be Ronja. Uh, god jul, Ronja.
Hello. [groans]
-Hello. -[chuckles]
-[woman] Okay. -[Simen] Yes.
-[woman] I told you to go to the-- -Having trouble with the chair?
[Simen] Yeah, it's, uh…
-[Jashan] Stuck? Yeah. Okay. Can I try? -Stuck, yeah. Sure.
-I have a black belt in car seats. -Okay.
[both chuckle]
-[Jashan] Jashan. -Hei hei.
[Jashan] Okay. We're trapped in a chair.
I… I… uh… if I say I'm surprised, then I'm a bad person?
[Jashan] Just push this side. Nope.
Yeah, he's Indian, bro. So what?
No! It's exciting to be perfectly honest!
-[Jashan] Okay. -It's not exciting at all.
Sure it is. It's exciting.
I think there's like a billion other Indians,
so the chances are pretty high that you'll run into one.
I think he's very good-looking.
-[Ronja] Møkkastol! -What is møkkastol?
Møkkastol.
-[Jashan] Okay, møkkastol. -Very handsome.
[chuckles, snorts]
What was that?
Huh?
-What was that snort you just did? -I don't…
What was that?
I didn't snort.
You're smiling?
What… What's going on?
[scoffs]
-I wasn't supposed to tell you yet. -What?
[Simen sighs]
-[gasps] -What? Fucking hell.
Huh? Are you being serious right now?
Are you for real? You hardly know the dude.
Well, what did Anne-Lise say?
-I haven't quite told her yet. -Oh, right.
I'm waiting for the perfect timing.
Yeah. And you think…
that Christmas is the right time?
Yeah?
That's a horrible idea.
I think that's not really a good idea.
It's not.
Nah, it's gonna be the best!
-[Jashan] And we're good. -[Ronja] Møkkastol.
-Møkkastol. -Møkkastol!
[all laughing]
You have to taste this.
And this is also Norwegian.
[Jashan] Okay, that's pretty cool.
[Thea] Brown cheese on Christmas cake is the best.
For real.
-Just this? -Mm-hmm.
-Come on. -Cheers.
Cheers.
[Jashan laughs]
No. That bad?
-No. -No!
It's very interesting.
-It's very goat-like, mamma. -[chuckles]
[ambient music playing]
[laughing]
Hey!
-Are you ready? [laughs] -[Jashan] Yes. No! [yells]
[grunts]
OUR BELOVED OLA EVJEN
[Jashan sneezes]
[sneezes]
[Jashan] Sorry, mamma. I might be allergic to snow.
So exciting, yeah?
[Jashan] Okay. Ready? Three, two, one.
[music fades]
Indian snowman.
[Anne-Lise singing in Norwegian] ♪ Silent night ♪
-♪ Holy night ♪ -[exclaims]
♪ All is calm, all is bright… ♪
[continues singing]
[in English] You guys hang Norwegian flags on Christmas?
-[Thea] Yes. -[Anne-Lise] Yes, we do.
[Anne-Lise resumes singing]
Uh, how come?
Uh…
[Anne-Lise sighs]
Because everybody does.
Oh no. Stop eating all the decorations, Hildegunn.
-Is it decorations? I didn't know. -It is decorations.
-Why don't you help me in the kitchen? -Yes, of course.
Ronja, you can't eat these. They're decorations.
Simen, we are not supposed to eat this candy.
I know that, Hildegunn.
[Hildegunn] Sorry, Anne-Lise. I didn't know…
You know, even Americans don't do this. They're pretty patriotic.
[Thea chuckles]
[women murmuring]
Uh, is she okay?
Yeah. She's just Christmas stressed.
-Christmas stressed? -Mm.
-That's a thing? -It's a thing in Norway.
[chuckling]
["We Wish You a Merry Christmas" instrumental playing]
What if we make dinner something special tonight
and tell them about the engagement?
Are you sure?
Mm-hmm.
-[Jashan] Okay. -Yeah?
-[Ronja] Auntie Thea? -Oh!
-Do you think she understood you? -I don't… I don't know.
Do you want candy?
-What did he say? -[chuckles]
Okay. High-five.
["Silent Night" playing]
[whimpering]
♪ Round yon Virgin Mother ♪
♪ And Child ♪
♪ Holy infant… ♪
-[faint clinking, clattering] -[sniffing]
[Indian instrumental music playing]
[grunts gently]
[Thea] Jashan?
[bubbling]
Jashan?
God jul!
[Thea] What are you doing?
Well, you and your family have been sharing your culture with me,
and I thought I would share the best of Indian culture with you. Food.
Wow. Where did you get all the spices?
I bring them with me, bro. Duh.
-Duh. -[laughs]
But it's Christmas.
Yeah.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
You said let's make dinner something special.
Jashan, I said let's make dinner something special,
like… Not make something special for dinner.
[sighs] I thought everyone would be busy with Christmas stuff,
and I would make dinner and surprise everyone.
It's great. It's… It's good.
-I love your cooking. -I know.
-It smells great. -Thank you.
-It's just… that… -[Jashan] Just…
-That? -It's December 22nd.
Yes, it is.
It's… It's bitte lille julaften.
It's, um… It's Teeny Tiny Christmas.
What is Teeny Tiny Christmas?
It's the day before the day before the big day,
and it's sort of like a big deal in our family.
I thought the big day was December 25th.
In Norway, it's 24th.
So there's a teeny day before a tiny day before the big day,
which is before December 25th?
Yeah.
[slaps thighs]
[door opens]
-[Anne-Lise] Hello. -Hi, mamma.
-Uh… -[door closes]
[Anne-Lise] What's that smell?
It smells delicious!
[Anne-Lise] You think?
Never mind. I might have been exaggerating a bit.
[Simen] Did something burn?
-What? -Okay… [panting]
-What are you doing? -I don't know what I'm doing.
-[Jashan] Would you relax? -Thea? For the love…
Hi!
-Surprise! -Surprise!
Oh, what the f--
[sighs]
So I know it's not the dinner
we normally have for Teeny Tiny Christmas.
We always have medister cakes on little little Christmas.
[exhales sharply] I actually just found out about Teeny Tiny Christmas.
-Yeah. But now we have curry, so… -[chuckles]
Yeah. But it was our family tradition.
Dad always used to make dinner for little little Christmas.
You know he would make the meatballs. It was our favorite time of year.
Really, really was so, so sweet.
Yeah. But maybe just this one time we all give curry a try?
Did you hear that? Did you hear it?
You don't hear that?
-Huh? Hear what? There's nothing there. -[Simen] I hear it.
-Just pappa turning in his grave, I guess. -[Hildegunn] Hey! Stop that.
Ronja, Dad is joking. Grandpa is dead.
[chuckling] He hasn't risen from the dead. He is not moving at all.
[breathes shakily] May he rest in peace.
Well, thank you for keeping an open mind today.
For God's sakes. Jesus, it's…
We've always had meatballs on little little Christmas.
Norwegians are a very accepting people.
Just not at Christmas.
[chuckles]
I understand this is different from your normal traditions.
You've probably never had Indian food before. So--
[Simen and Hildegunn] Jo, jo, jo,
vi spiser indisk mat, ja, ja.
Ja, vi elsker indisk.
Yeah. Maybe you can take it in English so that Jashan understands.
[both] Yes, yes, yes.
-We eat Indian food. -Yeah. We love Indian food.
Oh, nice. Yeah.
There's great Indian food at the Chinese restaurant in town.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
I'm sorry, did you say there was a Chinese restaurant
that serves Indian food?
-Yeah. It's not really Indian food. It's… -[Simen] Yeah.
[Simen] Yes. It's, uh… It's Indian and… and Chinese,
and they have a lot of Norwegian dishes like pizza and hamburgers.
-[Hildegunn] Hamburgers. -[Simen] It's very good, yes.
-And the chef… Oh! -Oh, the chef is so good.
-He is good. -He is good.
You should go.
Ronja, don't you agree? Don't we eat good at the Chinese place.
-And Jashan is a good cook too. -[both chuckle]
-[Simen] Yeah. -It… It smells really good.
It's like… [inhales] …yeah.
-Mmm. Yes. -[Simen] Yeah, it smells kinda good.
-So please dig in. -[Hildegunn munching]
[Anne-Lise] Yes.
-Here you go. -[Hildegunn] Hmm, okay.
What's that one?
-Hmm? -Legume?
Oh, could be. That is a "pantipum" over there.
-[Simen] Mm. Okay. -No.
[Hildegunn] You just…
-Oh. -Mm-hmm.
Oh, I see. Yes.
-[Anne-Lise chuckles] -[Simen sniffing]
Yeah, it's fine, Ronja. We can eat with our hands.
-[Simen] Hmm. -It's almost like a taco.
[Simen] Oh, I see.
[Hildegunn] Mmm. It has such a strong smell.
["Jingle Bells" playing in Norwegian]
Mm.
So…
[clears throat]
Shazam, since this is your, hmm, first Christmas--
Oh, we have Christmas in India.
You… Oh, really?
-[Jashan] Yeah. -[clears throat] I didn't know that.
Oh, but I knew, but…
[chuckles] Sorry.
How do you usually celebrate?
Well, my family is not Christian,
so we do this funny thing of, like, we'll do a countdown to midnight,
and then we say Merry Christmas,
and we get smashed and we have a lot of food, we set off fireworks.
That sounds like New Year's here in Norway.
-Yeah. -[Simen] "Sounds like"? It is New Year's.
Yeah.
And you know, this year, I'm so happy to be here with all of you
and to get to share this part of my culture with you.
I think that's really special.
-Mm. -[Jashan] Do you like it, mamma?
Mm. [clears throat]
[clears throat]
[Simen] Does it taste a little…?
Hmm?
-Okay, then, um… -[Simen coughs, clears throat]
Jashan and I, we…
[both chuckle]
[grunts]
Are you okay, mamma?
[coughs and chokes]
-[upbeat music playing] -Pappa.
-What is it? -What is it, honey? Are you okay?
-What is it? Should we give her…? -[Simen coughs]
-Is it that spicy? -No, it's really…
[coughing] I'm so sorry. It's very good. I just have to…
-[Hildegunn] Honey, take this. -[Simen] I'll join Mom.
If you have to spit it out, use this napkin.
Grandma doesn't want it on her carpet.
Yeah, just… Yeah, just… I just need to check.
-[Simen] It burns. I know. -[sighs]
[Anne-Lise and Simen coughing]
[faucet running]
Don't you think you guys are overreacting a little?
Oh, are we overreacting?
-Um, water will not help. -[Anne-Lise] Excuse me?
It's… You need some dairy. Uh, if you have yogurt?
I don't know. I don't know. I really don't know.
[upbeat music continues]
Oh, what about this?
-No, Jashan. -Yep, yep.
-[Jashan] No? -[Thea] No.
-Oh, just give me that. -[Thea] No, no, no.
[Anne-Lise] No, no, no.
-Don't take the pudding. That's for later. -Mamma, come on! Just do it.
-It's our only choice. -But your father said it needs to settle…
[Anne-Lise exhales]
-Are you sure we can eat this? -[Simen] Eat, eat.
-[music stops] -Mmm.
-Oh. Oh, it burns.
[Thea whispering] I say just go.
-[exhales, sniffles] -[Anne-Lise exhales]
You know what, I think it does need a little more time to set.
Hmm?
[Simen] Well, it's not as spicy if you hold your breath.
How many chilies did you use?
Well, spice is about more than just chilies. This is super mild.
[Christmas music playing]
There's a difference between Norwegian spicy and Indian spicy.
Yeah.
I don't know if Simen told you,
but I actually… I lived abroad for a while after high school.
-[Thea laughing] Oh? -Yeah.
Okay. Hildegunn, she… she… she… lived in India for several months.
-Oh! Oh, cool. That is cool. -[Hildegunn chuckles]
Yeah. Okay. Yeah. [chuckles]
I actually…
[chuckles] I wanted to show you this.
-Ta-da! [chuckles] -Oh.
-[chuckles] -It says, um, "inner peace."
Wow. Yeah. Wow.
What is it? Don't you like it?
It's very nice.
-Yeah? [chuckles] No. What is it? -[Jashan chuckles]
It might not say "inner peace."
What?
I mean, it doesn't matter what it really means, right?
Thea, it matters. It's tattooed right here.
It's etched onto my body for the rest of my life.
I want to know what it really says.
Hypothetically speaking, it might say gori.
That doesn't sound so bad. [chuckles] What… What does that mean?
[chuckles] White girl.
-[whispering] Did you have to? -I didn't mean to splurt it out.
White girl, that's… [inhales shakily] …exactly what I am.
Yes.
So… So that's very accurate.
-[Jashan] Yes. Yes, it is. -Right?
I…
I'm just gonna go help the others. Yeah.
I think your "poopadoonk" was a little bit dry, by the way.
[indistinct murmuring]
[Jashan sighs]
[chuckles softly]
-So that didn't work. -Yeah.
[mellow music playing]
Maybe tomorrow we can try to do Christmas the Norwegian way?
Okay. What way is that?
You know…
-[Norwegian folk music plays] -[Simen] Here we go!
DECEMBER 23RD (TINY CHRISTMAS)
[Anne-Lise] "We know what like. We like to hike."
[Jashan huffing, grunting]
[Simen] We know what we like…
[grunting]
[exhales]
Are you okay?
[Ronja] Hei hei.
[Jashan] Wow. How's she doing that?
In Norway we say that Norwegians are born with skis on their feet.
Yeah? Sounds like a painful childbirth.
-[chuckling] -[Jashan panting]
You wanna go back, Jash?
No. What do we like? We hike.
-[Thea] Sure? -Yeah.
-Okay. Come on. I can help you. -[Jashan panting]
[Jashan] Yeah.
-[Thea] Great. Okay. -Okay.
-So… -Yeah.
We have this lunch place just on the other side of the hill.
There's a lunch place?
-Sounds nice? -Oh, yeah. Lunch place.
Okay.
Come on! Go, go, go!
[Jashan] All good. So, what kind of food do they serve?
[wind whistling]
-Now what? -Here you go.
[indistinct chatter]
Ah!
So this is what we would call koselig in Norway.
-[shivers] -[Simen] It's such a nice day out.
What?
No. It's just that when you said there was a lunch place,
you know, in my head, I thought there was gonna be…
A restaurant?
[everyone chuckles]
Yeah. No, that would be crazy if there was a restaurant.
-[Anne-Lise laughing] Yeah. -Yeah.
-[skiers] Hei hei. -[all] Hei hei.
[Anne-Lise] Well, what do you guys think?
Is it time to get going?
I think it's better if you guys go ahead without us,
and Jash and I can finish on our own, okay?
-Go ahead? -We always ski back together.
Yeah, yeah, I know, but our pace is a bit different.
We're going to make gingerbread.
Can't we do that when we get back later?
Yes, I guess we could just move our gingerbread baking
to a different holiday like Easter.
[chuckles] Totally.
[Simen grunting]
[Hildegunn] Yes.
Well, you can take that one.
[Jashan] What's happening?
Uh… We… the two of us can go together.
-Okay. Yeah. -Yeah?
[Jashan grunting]
[grunts, pants]
You okay?
Ah. So great!
-[skiers] Hei hei. -[Thea] Hei hei.
Oh, I am terrific.
-Yeah. It's called koselig, right? -[Thea] We're home soon. I promise.
We just need to go down to Oksetjønn and then take a left to Skjerdalen.
Those names mean nothing. You're making them up.
I won't do it.
-[sighs] -[Jashan] I won't do it. Leave me here.
Leave me to die.
I have an idea.
[both breathe heavily]
[exciting music playing]
Are you ready?
No. Are you ready?
Uh… [sighs]
Not really.
Have you ever done this before?
Yeah. Uh--
No. Uh--
My dad used to do it with me.
Okay.
[breathes deeply]
-Okay, let's go. -Okay. [chuckles]
[delightful music playing]
-[Thea] Yes! -[Jashan] Whoo!
-[Thea whoops] -[Jashan laughs nervously]
-Hei hei. -[skier] Hei.
-Yes! -Yes. Okay. Okay.
Whoo! Whoo!
-This is… It's actually working. -It's working.
[Thea whoops]
[Jashan] I'm skiing!
[sighs]
Where do you think they are, Hildegunn?
It's almost dark.
Well, we could ask Simen to go look for them for a second?
-[Anne-Lise] No. -No.
Don't interrupt him, he's relaxing.
He's already put on his comfortable joggers…
with a lovely bottle of Christmas soda to sip on,
he's finding the Christmas spirit with Die Hard.
[chuckles]
-[engine rumbles] -Okay.
[birds chirping]
I'm really sorry.
-For what? -[Thea sighs]
For my family acting weird.
I love weird.
Christmas is just a lot. [scoffs]
Yeah. [scoffs] I got the feeling. [chuckles]
[Thea] It's just difficult without my dad.
He was like… [laughs]
Father Christmas.
And every year is just a reminder of what we lost.
[Jashan sighs]
[poignant music playing]
And I really want them to like you
because I love you.
[exhales]
You know, in Norway, we call this koselig.
[laughs]
[Jashan chuckles]
[sighs]
[music fades]
[engine rumbles]
[turns off engine]
Man.
Hi there.
[Jashan] Hei hei.
Hey, Thea.
Hello, Jørgen.
You guys know each other?
That's crazy. [laughs] What a small country.
Uh, what brings you out here?
Uh, Anne-Lise called me.
She was worried that…
Yeah. She was worried you were lost.
No.
No, I'm not lost at all.
[Jashan] Hey.
I'm just telling him that we're… we're not lost.
We're not lost. We're just going to "Oksischen" and "Shellbraider."
-Yeah. -Yes. All right. Yeah.
[Jørgen] Okay.
Um, you sure you don't want a ride?
-Dude, we would love a ride. -Yes. We're fine.
-[Jørgen] Yeah? -What are you saying?
I'm not gonna ski back. Yes, we would love a ride.
-[Jørgen] Okay. -Thank you so much. That's amazing.
[gasps] Oh, dude, can I sit on the carriage?
[Jørgen] Let me take the skis.
[inquisitive music playing]
-[engine turns off] -[Jørgen sniffles]
[music fades]
[Thea grunts, exhales]
[Jørgen sighs]
Thanks for the ride.
Oh, God bless you, Jørgen.
Dude, we're making something called "pepper cakes." You wanna come inside?
I probably shouldn't.
What do you mean, dude? You saved my life.
Come on. Come inside. We'll have a drink or something.
It might be a bit weird.
Why would it be weird? What? You guys used to hook up or something?
[Jashan and Jørgen chuckle]
Yeah. Together for five years.
[Jashan and Jørgen chuckle]
Oh.
[soft, dramatic music playing]
Oh.
She didn't tell you?
[Thea] Uh…
Didn't really… get to that part.
Yeah, we just live together. We don't talk about stuff. [chuckles]
Hmm. [chuckles awkwardly]
I guess I'll see you around.
[exhales]
-Yeah. -Oh, hey, see you around, dude.
God jul da.
-[Jørgen sighs] -[engine starts]
[revving]
So that's the guy from the picture in the stairway.
Yes. That's the guy.
[music fades]
Cool.
-Yeah. -Forgot his helmets.
[door creaks open, closes]
Okay.
[instrumental "Silent Night" playing]
You should really think about getting a new apron.
-This? -That. Yeah.
Are you kidding?
I've always had it. Lasse gave it to me. I don't know how old we were…
So you thought it was a good idea to send my ex to find me?
What do you mean? Of course it was a good idea.
I was really worried.
Mamma, that is a very weird thing to do, you know.
-No. -No.
It's not weird at all, sweetie.
Remember before he was your ex, he was the boy next door to us.
So if it really feels odd, it's because you're the one making it feel odd.
-Okay. -Mm-hmm.
[Simen and Hildegunn speaking indistinctly]
[Thea exhales deeply] Hey. Are you okay?
Yeah. I just can't figure out this house.
But I'm happy to be inside.
Also… Um…
It would have been nice to get some heads-up that your ex lives next door.
Yeah--
Oh my gosh, I forgot. What time are we doing isbading tomorrow?
Can't we just do it when we wake up?
[Anne-Lise] Sure.
Are you bringing…
-Are you going to the… -Oh, you bet, Simen.
I am here for the full Norwegian Christmas experience.
Oh, Jashan, you don't really need to do that.
-No, I want to. -Jashan, it's fine.
Oh, that's nice that you're joining us for isbading.
I am very happy to join you for… what?
Isbading.
[whispers] What is isbading?
It's exactly what you think.
-No. -Yeah.
[Simen chuckles]
He could die, Simen.
DECEMBER 24TH (CHRISTMAS MORNING)
[Jashan] This is insane.
-It's healthy. -How can this be healthy?
[Anne-Lise singing]
You said you wanted the full Norwegian Christmas experience.
Yeah, but that was before I knew you guys were crazy.
[whispers] Yes.
[Jørgen] Hei hei.
-[Thea] Hi. -Of course he's here.
-Yeah. So we should all do this? -Hi.
-Yeah. Sure. Yeah. -God jul.
God jul, ja!
God jul! [chuckles]
Of course you're here.
Yeah. It's a tradition, so…
It's a little chilly.
[Jashan sniffles]
-Uh… -It's probably a bit too cold for you.
Oh, no, no. I was just actually warming up before I went in.
-Yeah. Yeah. -Ah, right.
-Hi! -[Anne-Lise] Hello.
-[Jørgen laughing] Hi, are you cold yet? -[Anne-Lise] No. Come on.
It's so cozy to see you here.
[exclaims]
God jul, Anne-Lise!
-God jul! -God jul!
-So nice. [chuckles] -[Jørgen] Yeah.
I have to admit, I hated it when these two little birds
forced me into ice bathing for the first time. [laughs]
[Anne-Lise] No.
Well, actually, you know, no one's forcing me, so…
-Oh. No, no, no. Of course. -[Jashan] Yeah. Yeah.
It's just, you know…
It's not for everyone.
[sighs] Yeah. Well, actually, I am here
for the full Norwegian Christmas experience.
Jash, you really don't have to do it. It's fine.
To Valhalla!
Oh!
[in Hindi] Oh fuck!
Ah! Very refreshing!
[church bell rings]
[in Norwegian] ♪ Ages shall come ♪
♪ Ages shall pass… ♪
[whispers in English] I didn't know you were Christians.
[whispers] We're not.
Why are we in a church?
Because it's Christmas.
And because Ronja is in the choir,
and she was looking so much forward to her solo.
[in Norwegian] ♪ The heavenly tones ♪
♪ In the soul's joyful pilgrim song ♪
[Jashan singing loudly in bad accent] ♪ Angels first sang it ♪
♪ To the shepherds… ♪ -[nudges]
[in English] What?
[whispers] It's too loud.
♪ From soul to soul… ♪
[in English] I'm just singing.
[Jashan singing loudly in bad accent] ♪ In joy it passed… ♪
[in English] Yeah, but it's too loud.
-But you guys are whispering it. -Okay.
[singing quietly in bad Norwegian accent] ♪ Peace over Earth… ♪
[sniffles]
♪ Humans rejoice ♪
[whispers in bad accent] ♪ A savior for all time is born… ♪
[Jashan in English] Was that better?
[hymn ends]
To thank you good people
before we go out to celebrate this beautiful Christmas Day,
our lovely choir, theTelemark Soul Children,
wish you all a really good yule with this--
[Jashan sneezes loudly]
-[whispers in English] Sorry. -Sh. You're being too loud.
…with this holiday yule classic.
-[whispers] Are you ready? Good. -Yeah.
All right.
["Silent Night" begins playing]
[sneezing]
[in Norwegian] ♪ Silent night… ♪
-[sneezes] -[in English] Seriously?
[in Norwegian] ♪ Holy night ♪
[in English] You said ice bathing was a good idea.
[in Norwegian] ♪ All is calm ♪
[in English] Okay.
[in Norwegian] ♪ All is bright ♪
[Thea] No. Jashan.
-[Jashan sneezes, sniffles] -♪ Round yon Virgin Mother and Child… ♪
[in English] Maybe you should go out.
[in Norwegian] ♪ Holy infant So tender and mild… ♪
[in English] Fine. Yeah. I'll go out in the cold.
-Jashan. -Sh, sh, sh.
[Jashan] I'm sure freezing temperatures will help.
Jash. Jashan.
[in Norwegian] Sh. Not now.
[kids continue singing]
-♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ -[door closes]
[whispers] Are you ready, Ronja?
[Ronja singing solo]
Hi, ma.
Hi.
[Jashan] Hi.
Are you there? Hello. Hi, ma.
We're at church right now.
[speaking loudly] They're not Christian at all. [sniffles]
They just go to church on Christmas.
Oh, I don't know.
[continues singing]
Yeah. That's what I'm saying.
I mean, I couldn't believe it either. But they say it's tradition.
Thea, can you please stop your boyfriend now?
Yes, I'll go.
-It's just he's talking so loud. -Sh, Mom!
[Jashan] Yeah, I had to step outside. Wait till you hear about ice bathing.
Yeah, I understand.
[hymn ends]
Ma, I'll call you back.
Hei hei.
[melancholy music playing]
-[sniffling] -[wrapper rustling]
How do you say, "I'm sorry, Ronja"?
"Jeg beklager, Ronja."
"Je begaber," Ronja.
[Jashan sighs]
DECEMBER 24TH (CHRISTMAS EVE)
[Jashan sighs]
I really regret my choices.
Yeah. You didn't know.
I'm not talking about the church.
[music fades]
I thought it'd be fun to bring my loudest kurta to a Christmas party but…
Should have got a suit.
Yeah.
-Uh, can you help me with this? -[Jashan] Sure.
[Jashan exhales]
-Okay. So you just want it to kind of go… -[Jashan sniffles]
-There, and then you… -Yeah.
And sort of… Yeah. Stop.
Sorry. I just… It's, um… Yeah, just try again.
Like I needed more proof I didn't fit in here. [sniffles]
Jash, you fit in. Okay?
[Jashan] Hey.
Where's your ring?
[gentle music playing]
Uh…
Uh, I…
It's like, you can't really wear jewelry
with the bunad. It's, um…
Something called bunad police. It's like a traditional thing.
Yeah. Sure. [inhales deeply]
[Thea inhales deeply]
You know what? I'll just go and ask my mom.
Yeah. Cool.
[somber music playing]
[Jashan sighs]
[somber music continues]
[bubbling]
["Silent Night" playing on the piano]
[Balder whines]
How are you, Ronja?
Good.
Are you excited for tonight?
Jashan is very sorry for ruining your solo today.
Well, he can't ruin that much now, can he?
It's Christmas Eve.
[whimsical music playing]
That's true.
It's Christmas.
-Okay. -Hmm.
We've been through all the crazy stuff leading up to Christmas.
Like skiing.
Grilled hot dog, um, church, not to mention Christmas bathing.
Don't call it Christmas bathing. It makes it sound fun.
[Thea] Okay, Jash.
The point is…
[inhales and exhales]
…it's only Christmas dinner.
We eat some cookies. We, uh, open presents.
And by the end of the night,
I think we should tell them. We should break the news about our engagement.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
[Indian instrumental Christmas music playing]
-All right. Yeah. We're telling them. -[Thea] Okay.
[Indian instrumental Christmas music continues]
[sizzling]
[music abruptly switches from Indian to traditional Christmas music]
[cutlery clinking]
[cutlery scraping]
And what is this delicacy?
-It's… -[Hildegunn] It's, um…
Well, it's… It's fat.
Yeah.
[crunching]
[chuckles nervously]
-[Anne-Lise] Is it good? -The fat is especially crispy.
Thank you. That's so sweet, my son.
[indistinct chatter]
It looks so good.
[whispers] Exactly what is ribbe?
It's, um…
It's pig.
Oh no. Maybe you… you can't eat pig.
Uh, no, I'm Hindu. Muslims don't eat pork.
-Oh, of course. -Yeah, yeah. I'm just so forgetful.
Right. I forgot.
Ronja, you have to eat all of your dinner, honey.
I don't like it.
What?
Grandma has spent so much time making this beautiful meal just for you.
[chuckles]
[food crunches loudly]
[indistinct conversation]
Have some sauce.
[chuckling] Sauce. Yes. What sauce is this?
It's nice. It's a nice--
Fat sauce.
Fat sauce?
Yeah.
-You have to have it. -One of our favorites. It's very good.
It's amazing. The sauce really makes it.
[Hildegunn] Mm-hmm, yes.
[indistinct conversation]
Here.
And what kind of fat is this?
Oh, no, no, no. It's not fat.
Aquavit, the water of life.
You know, it's the potato booze I was telling you about?
[Jashan] Yeah.
It helps.
[slurps, gulps]
[glass thuds on table]
-This does help. Can I have some more? -[Thea] Yeah.
[indistinct conversation continues]
-[Jashan slurps] -[glass thuds on table]
Yeah. But you don't need to do the whole shot.
Mm. I think I do.
I don't think that's so smart, but…
[indistinct conversation continues]
Um, skål?
-Yes. -Oh!
Hmm.
Skål.
[all] Skål!
[slurps]
[Indian classical music playing]
-[indistinct conversation] -[groans]
God jul!
-[Hildegunn] God jul. -God jul.
God jul.
Mm. [slurps]
-Can you stop? -[gulps, hiccups]
-Stop. You're drunk. -[Jashan burps]
You're drunk.
[sighs]
You, yeah?
-Come on, mamma. -No. No. I'm not drinking.
I'm… Really. It's… It's Christmas.
-[sighs] Of course. -[bottle thuds on table]
I wish I was drunk myself.
[whispers] How am I supposed to finish this?
[Jashan exhales]
[whimsical music playing]
[indistinct conversation]
Oh!
[indistinct conversation continues]
Oh, that's what I'm talking about!
Mm!
I'm so glad you liked it.
-Liked it? I love it. -[Anne-Lise] Mm-hmm.
Yeah, it's so, um…
-What the hell? -Stop.
[Jashan] Hindu is a Norwegian spice brand?
[whispers] Please, just…
-Black Boy? -[whispers] Yeah. It's fine. Stop.
[Jashan] I'm sorry, it's just… [chuckles]
…as an Indian person, I never thought I would be offended by spices.
Yeah.
[laughs] But these are some pretty racist condiments--
He's using spices on the food I made? My pork fat?
He's using garlic powder and piri-piri?
I mean, come on. No disrespect, but I use an entire garlic to fry an egg.
-You understand it's challenging to eat… -Jashan.
…unseasoned pork with crunchy fat and chewy fat and fat sauce.
Why do you have Black Boy and Hindu spices in your house?
Well, if he doesn't like it, I'm sure we have a lot of curries that Shazam--
[Jashan] It's Jashan.
Okay? Not Shazam. Not Sasham. It's Jashan.
[whispers] Jashan.
What?
I'm gonna go get more sausages.
-Are you all done? -Yes.
Finish this.
Can you please just try to fit in?
[loudly] Fit in?
[whispering] Sh. Like Hildegunn does.
[softly] Like Hildegunn who pretends like she has no posterity
so she can fit into your Norwegian Christmas cult.
Christmas cult?
Yeah. Christmas cult, with your crazy uniforms and your weird rituals.
I'm not asking you to dye your hair blond or to speak Norwegian.
That's easier.
-[doorbell rings] -I just want my family to be happy for us.
Why would they be happy for us if you force me to eat pork fat?
It's traditions.
So is baby tossing and human sacrifice and stoning.
Just because it's tradition doesn't mean it's good.
Oh.
-[Anne-Lise] Thea? -Yeah?
-Can we please talk about this later? -No, I am upset now.
It's Christmas Eve.
And is that the answer for everything?
Why do atheists go to church? It's Christmas.
Why do we swim in ice water? It's Christmas.
Why do we hide our feelings? It's Christmas.
[Anne-Lise] Thea, Santa is here!
Santa is here.
What?
Santa is here?
[Jørgen] One last present.
[groans]
What does it say on this one?
-To Auntie Thea. -Of course.
-Come on, Auntie Thea. -Why don't you come and get your present.
Yeah.
Hmm.
Maybe you want to have a seat on Santa's lap?
I'll stand, thank you.
-You have to sit down. -Yes, you must sit down.
["O Holy Night" playing in Norwegian]
[Anne-Lise] Uh-huh.
Go on.
[Jørgen] There we go. This is cozy.
Have you been a good girl this year, Auntie Thea?
I'm sorry. Am I the only one who finds this weird?
Jashan, not in front of…
[cracking knuckles]
Maybe somebody is upset
he's not getting a Christmas present from Santa this year?
[laughing]
[Jørgen laughs]
What?
[grunts]
[sighs]
Well, it's looking like it's time for Santa to leave.
[groans]
Rudolph is outside waiting for me,
and the night is still young.
Bye bye.
Merry Christmas to all.
[Simen] Merry Christmas.
[Jørgen whispering]
Hey.
-Nice shirt? -Yeah, what the fuck, man? Don't push me.
-[Jashan grunts] Oh yeah? -Jashan!
Jashan!
[Jashan] Don't you…
[grunting]
-[Thea] Jashan! Wait. -[men grunting]
-No, no, no. You… Santa! -[object clatters]
[music gets louder]
[inaudible speech]
[song continues loudly]
[ornaments crunching]
[music fades out]
[men grunting]
[both men groan]
[Jashan exhales]
[breathes deeply]
[sighs]
I think you should get going.
Yeah.
[sighs]
[exhales]
So, I think Santa probably better get going now [sighs].
Goodbye and Merry Christmas.
Good night. Merry Christmas.
[Jashan sniffles]
[smacks lips]
I should go too.
Because you don't fit in to this Christmas cult?
Maybe the candy… A little sweet something.
-I'll go bring it. Yeah. -I think it's candytime. What do you say?
-[Simen] I'll go get some firewood. -[Anne-Lise] I'll go start the dishes.
[Jashan sniffles]
Do you think that's what it's about?
It's you.
I knew it would be difficult to fit in with your family,
and I knew it would be difficult to fit in with your traditions.
And if you came to India, you would've had a hard time fitting in too.
[inhales deeply]
The difference is, I would have had your back. [exhales]
I have your back.
-[Jashan inhales] Do you? -Yeah.
Or are you someone so obsessed with making Christmas perfect
that you've lost sight of me?
[Thea] That's not true.
Then why won't you tell your family we're engaged?
[melancholy music playing]
[Jashan sighs]
I was just waiting for the right moment.
For who? [chuckles]
For you?
[chuckles]
Yeah.
[inhales deeply]
[melancholy music continues]
[ornaments jingling]
[grunts in frustration]
[melancholy music continues]
[music swells]
[inhales]
[sighs]
So it didn't work out?
No, dude.
[driver] Oh, it happens.
-So, listen to some music, or like… -[Jashan] I'm okay.
[driver] I can cue up some Christmas jams.
[inaudible]
[music swells]
[sighs]
Five, four, three, two, one.
[music ends]
Merry Christmas.
["O Holy Night" playing faintly in the background]
[gulps drink]
[cork pops]
[Thea] It's such a nice color.
[Simen] They really are nice.
Christmas as usual.
Christmas as usual, huh?
[slurps, gulps]
[Ronja] Auntie Thea?
Are you sad now?
No. You can't be sad on Christmas Eve.
Where is Shazam?
Um, uh, um…
Oh, well, he had to go home.
Will he be coming back?
There are many gifts up under the tree, Ronja.
Why… Why don't you see if you have any presents left there?
[Ronja] Sure.
[reading slowly] Merry Christmas, Thea.
Merry Christmas, Thea.
From…
Jashan.
[all] Oh!
Shazam is cool.
Yeah.
[voice breaks] He is actually really cool.
Oh, Lord! [sniffles]
But he was rude and he hit Santa.
Auntie Thea.
[whispers] It's not really Santa.
It's just Jørgen pretending because he is in love with you.
[chuckles]
I wouldn't say that he's in love. [sniffles]
[whispers] Auntie Thea,
he's definitely in love.
But he…
But Jashan ruined your… your solo in the choir,
when you had been so excited.
It's okay. I only did it because Mom said Grandma wanted me to.
[Hildegunn] No, hey, Ronja.
[chuckling] That wasn't quite what I said, was it?
She doesn't mean it. Kids say the darnedest things.
I personally like it when the children sing carols.
You know, I was thinking. Your bunad is so beautiful. Really.
I meant to say that earlier. More than ever, just lovely.
[Anne-Lise] Thank you.
I have to go.
But it's Christmas Eve.
-And I don't care. -You're not allowed to say you don't care.
I don't care.
-Where are you going? -To the airport.
Are you really sure that's a good idea, sweetie?
Maybe it isn't, mamma. No idea.
[sobs] But I can't listen to you right now.
And I know that you think
that this relationship will be some sort of a phase with Jashan
because of my past.
[sighs]
But it isn't.
You should go play with your Christmas gifts.
Okay.
[Thea sobs]
I've just tried to make everything perfect this Christmas
because I know you planned it so carefully
and I wanted it to feel like it always did with pappa.
and make Jashan fit in… [sobs]
And to make you like him.
[sobs and laughs] But I've failed at that…
I have failed so seriously.
But it's not my job, mamma,
and it really shouldn't have to be Jashan's job to make you like him either.
[breathes deeply]
[sniffles] This was supposed to be happy news,
but I might as well tell you since everybody's so happy.
[sniffles]
I'm getting married.
[Simen] Yes.
[sobbing]
That was pretty stupid to throw him out on Christmas Eve.
-Simen! -Well, it is. Isn't it?
[frantic music playing]
[exhales]
[door closes]
[keys jingling]
[engine starts]
[revving]
-[crashing] -[music ends]
[car engine rumbles]
[poignant music playing]
[engine switches off]
[screams in frustration]
[sniffles, screams]
[breathes deeply]
[Thea sighs]
[Anne-Lise grunts]
[breathes deeply]
I'm sorry.
When I thought you would be married to Jørgen,
I used to think my life was perfect.
You were supposed to live next door,
and your kids would come over to our house to do their homework
and have cinnamon buns.
But then, Ola died.
And then you went away.
I'm the one who should say sorry.
I was afraid I was going to lose you.
Well, I'm not going anywhere.
[Anne-Lise] Yes, you are.
This is why I don't drink alcohol during the holidays.
[tires screech]
[exhilarating music playing]
Get some, baby, yeah!
You didn't all have to come along.
Yes, of course we all had to come. We have to apologize.
-Whoo! -Uh, can we please slow down a bit?
Simen, we are on the way to catch her fiancé at the airport,
and it's Christmas Eve.
This is the most romantic thing I've done in my whole life.
-So shut up, already. -You're not allowed to say shut up.
Know what? Your mom is actually allowed to say shut up.
Okay.
[chuckles] Did you hear her? I can.
-[engine revving] -[tires screeching]
[exhales]
[Thea sighs]
We won't make it.
We're going to make it. I'm driving.
-[engine revving] -[gasps]
[Simen laughs]
[all laugh]
-Wasn't that fun? -Okay.
[laughing]
I feel so alive. [laughs]
[music ends]
[airplane engine roaring]
["Hjemme For Meg" by Emma Steinbakken playing]
[panting]
Wait!
[Thea panting]
Don't go. [exhales]
[sighs]
I'm so sorry, Jashan.
[breathes deeply]
-It's just Christmas… -[Jashan] Just…
Look, I… I have…
Jashan.
I really, really screwed up.
And you were totally right about everything you said
about me not having your back.
[sighs]
I'm sorry I didn't tell them about the engagement.
I just… I don't know. I thought it would be easier that way.
I guess.
[Jashan sighs]
But I don't want easy.
I want complicated.
-[chuckles] -Jashan Joshi…
Will you still marry me?
[Jashan sighs]
[music fades]
How… How did you get inside the airport?
Well, that's actually a-- [grunts]
-[body thuds] -[grunts]
["Hjemme For Meg" continues playing]
ONE YEAR LATER
[Anne-Lise] Do you think Santa will come tonight?
[chuckles]
[Jashan] I don't think Santa's gonna come after last year.
-[Anne-Lise chuckles] -[Jashan] Yeah.
"To Jashan, from Anne-Lise."
-Ah. -Thank you, Ronja.
You're so good.
Oh, I wonder what it is.
Yeah.
You know what, Jashan, I just have to say I loved the tikka ma-pinnekjøtt.
Thank you very much man, but it was all her idea.
No. We did it together.
[gasps]
Do you like it?
Tusen takk, Anne-Lise.
Oh, you're welcome.
[Anne-Lise chuckles]
You guys.
It's time.
[all] Five, four, three, two, one,
Merry Christmas!
["Punjabi Wedding Song" playing]
♪ I like dandiya, I like garba ♪
♪ But if you really wanna party ♪
♪ Throw your hands up And twist them around ♪
♪ Do the bhangra, everybody ♪
♪ Come on and do the bhangra, everybody ♪
♪ I like dandiya, I like garba ♪
♪ But if you really wanna party ♪
♪ Throw your hands up And twist them around… ♪
THE REAL "JASHAN" & "THEA"
♪ Come on and do the bhangra, everybody ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
-[song warps and stops] -[Jashan grunts]
Oh.
[both sigh]
I love this.
If you like this, you're going to love the wedding in India.
[chuckles]
[Indian classic music plays]
I was going to tell you.
["Punjabi Wedding Song" continues]
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Nothing like my Jatt mahiya ♪
♪ Nothing like my mutiyaara ♪
♪ Nothing like some kangna-shangna ♪
♪ And loung da lashkara ♪
♪ Buggi te wuggi main gidda gholna ♪
♪ I, toh go crazy ke jab vajde ♪
♪ Punjabi wedding song ♪
♪ I, toh go crazy ke jab vajde ♪
♪ Punjabi wedding song ♪
[song ends]
["Hjemme For Meg" by Emma Steinbakken playing]
CHRISTMAS AS USUAL
[song ends]