Max Manus: Man of War
2008 · Movie · Not Rated · 118 min · ★ 7.1 · 70% critics
Max Manus: Man of War is a Norwegian biographic war film that tracks a resistance fighter from the start of World War II in Norway through the war’s end in 1945. The story follows his efforts, escape attempts, and sabotage work as the conflict escalates and the country fights back.
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Details
- Original title
- Max Manus
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-12-18
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (274 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gritty Norwegian WWII resistance drama if you want an immersive, emotionally charged true-story account; Not for you if you prefer lighter action, clearer pacing, or you want to avoid very bloody war visuals like in The King's Choice.
Pros: immersive resistance story; realistic war tone; standout biopic focus | Cons: timeline jumps; limited suspense; very bloody scenes
Themes
- nazi
- escape
- bomb
- resistance
- world war ii
- trauma
- idealism
- saboteur
- norway
- train
- terrorism
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Film · 2009
- The Amanda Public Choice Award · 2009
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2010 · nominated
Cast & crew
Aksel Hennie
as Max Manus
Agnes Kittelsen
as Ida Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække
Nicolai Cleve Broch
as Gregers Gram
Christian Rubeck
as Kolbein Lauring
Julia Bache-Wiig
as Sykesøster Liv
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
as Jens Christian Hauge
Eirik Evjen
as Sigurd Jacobsen
- KJ
Knut Joner
as Gunnar Sønsteby
Jakob Oftebro
as Lars Emil Erichsen
Pål Sverre Hagen
as Roy Nilsen
Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg