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- ↑ Leo Barraclough (22 August 2012). "'I Belong' wins Haugesund prize". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Jorn Rossing Jensen (19 August 2013). "A tie between I Belong and Kon-Tiki: four Amanda prizes each". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
