Tongue Cutters
2017, Norwegian. Directed by Solveig Melkeraaen.
Small children. Big Knives.
Hidden between a row of fishermen gutting fish, standing on a floor full of blood and intestines we find Tobias (10). In front of him is a big box filled with cod heads. With an almost frightening pace he slices and cuts the tongues off the heads, and puts them on a big nail. In the northern part of Norway Tobias and many other children work as cod tongue cutters. The tongues are considered a delicacy, and they are exported around the world to countries like China and Japan. But in Northern Norway they are simply everyday food when in season. The children start from the age of 6, and can earn a lot of money during a winter season. This job has always been reserved for the children, as long as the fishing industry has existed.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Norwegian
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- Released
- 10 March 2017
- Original title
- Tungeskjærerne
- Country
- Norway
- Written by
- Solveig Melkeraaen
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Tongue Cutters runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Tongue Cutters isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 March 2017. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tongue Cutters?
Tongue Cutters (2017) was directed by Solveig Melkeraaen and stars Tobias Evensen, Ylva Melkeraaen Lundell.