The Art of Negative Thinking

The Art of Negative Thinking
Poster and cover art of the film
Directed byBård Breien
Written byBård Breien
Produced byDag Alveberg
Production
company
Distributed byTrustNordisk
Release date
  • 11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

The Art of Negative Thinking (Norwegian: Kunsten å tenke negativt) is a 2006 Norwegian black comedy film directed and written by Bård Breien. The storyline revolves around a man (played by Fridtjov Såheim) who is adjusting to life in a wheelchair, and the socializing group he is made to join. The film was Breien's directorial debut. It was produced by Dag Alveberg for the production company Maipo film- og TV-produksjon. The Art of Negative Thinking was successful both domestically and internationally, with sales of 35,000 tickets in its Norwegian theater run and the highest-gross in Germany for any Nordic film during 2008. Reviews were mostly positive and the film won multiple international awards.