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På høye hæler i Amerika
62 min | Documentaryfilm | Norway | 2025
In the years 1946 to 1965, many young, unmarried women from Agder went to New York to find work. They left the puritanical Southern Norway and became modern, liberated women. Many returned home eventually, and took their new lifestyle with them - influencing Norwegian society to change.
Screening on NRK autumn 2025.
Director: Gunhild Westhagen Magnor
Based on the book by: Siv Ringdal
Producer: Stine Blichfeldt
Junior producer: Hanna Kristine Kvandal
Photographer: Nils Petter Devoid Midttun
Editor: Marius Smit
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