The presence of a Russian-dubbed or Russian-subtitled version of La' Os Være on OK.ru (also known as Odnoklassniki) is not random. During the Soviet era, and later in post-Soviet Russia, there was a strong state-sponsored and fan-driven interest in progressive Scandinavian cinema. Danish films, especially those dealing with social realism, youth alienation, and anti-authoritarian themes, resonated with Russian audiences.
In the 2010s, OK.ru became a massive repository for “rare cinema”—films that never got official DVD releases in Russia. Users uploaded VHS-rips and TV broadcast copies, often with synchronized Russian dubbing from the late 1970s or early 1990s.
The “rus” tag on OK.ru usually indicates:
For Russian-speaking cinephiles, this version is the only way to experience La' Os Være outside of Denmark. la%27 os v%C3%A6re %281975%29 ok.ru rus
In the mid-1970s, while Hollywood was busy with Jaws and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a small, raw, and deeply authentic Danish film slipped into cinemas. Directed by Erik Balling—famous for the Olsen Gang series—and Peter Refn (father of Nicolas Winding Refn), La' Os Være (translating to Let Us Be or Leave Us Alone) captured the restless energy of Danish youth on the verge of adulthood.
For decades, the film remained a niche relic—available only on dusty VHS tapes or rare television reruns. However, in recent years, a digital copy with Russian voiceover (Rus) surfaced on the social network OK.ru, sparking a new wave of international interest. This article explores the film’s plot, cultural impact, and how to find the elusive “ok.ru rus” version.
The %27 and %C3%A6 in your search string are URL encodings for an apostrophe (') and the character æ (Latin ae). If the original uploader typed the title in Windows-1251 (Cyrillic) but the filename was read in UTF-8, "Lad os være" could easily become "La'os være". The æ is classic "mojibake" — a mangling of æ displayed as two characters. For Russian-speaking cinephiles, this version is the only
Thus, the true original filename was almost certainly:
"Lad os være (1975).avi" or similar.
To see where "La'os Være" could fit, let’s survey what actually came out in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in 1975.
Notable Scandinavian films from 1975 include: For Russian-speaking cinephiles
| Country | Film Title | Director | Notes | |---------|------------|----------|-------| | Denmark | Den korte sommer (The Short Summer) | Edward Fleming | Drama about youth | | Denmark | Familien Gyldenkål | Gabriel Axel | Popular comedy | | Norway | Flåklypa Grand Prix (Pinchcliffe Grand Prix) | Ivo Caprino | World-famous stop-motion | | Norway | Fru Inger til Østråt | Sverre Udnaes | TV film (NRK) | | Sweden | Släpp fångarne loss – det är vår! (Release the Prisoners – It’s Spring) | Tage Danielsson | Political satire |
None of these match "La'os Være."
However, 1975 was also the peak of "TV-teater" (TV theater) productions in Scandinavia. Many original plays and experimental shorts were broadcast once on national television (DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden) and never released commercially. These are prime candidates for mislabeled uploads on ok.ru.