Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Joachim Calmeyer
as Isak Bjørvik
Tomas Norström
as Folke Nilsson
Bjørn Floberg
as Grant
Reine Brynolfsson
as Malmberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Gard B. Eidsvold
as Bakkemann
Lennart Jähkel
as Green
Leif Andrée
as Dr. Ljungberg
Bjørn Jenseg
as Vaktmester
Jan Gunnar Røise
as Vaktmesterassistent
Trond Brænne
as Ordfører
