
Nr. 24
2024 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
As World War II closes in, a young Norwegian is drawn into the fight against Nazi occupation, taking on dangerous missions that reshape his life and test his beliefs. Framed by reflections shared years later, the story explores the cost of resistance and the meaning of freedom under pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-10-30
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (368 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotionally driven WWII resistance story that balances suspense with big questions about freedom and personal cost, in the vein of Narvik or The Forgotten Battle; Not for you if you prefer nonstop action or a strictly chronological plot.
Pros: inspiring true-story energy; tense resistance missions; thoughtful moral questions | Cons: episodic structure; slow opening stretch; limited action scenes
Themes
- world war ii
- norway
- national identity
- 1940s
- escape attempt
- covert missions
- norwegian resistance
- personal sacrifice
- acts of sabotage
- school talks
- support for veterans
- occupation forces
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- The Amanda Public Choice Award · 2025
Cast & crew

Sjur Vatne Brean
as Gunnar Sønsteby (young)

Erik Hivju
as Gunnar Sønsteby (old)

Philip Helgar
as Edvard Tallaksen

Magnus Dugdale
as Andreas Aubert
- JT
Jakob Maanum Trulsen
as Erling Solheim

Jacob Jensen
as Jens Christian Hauge

Flo Fagerli
as Anne Solheim

Ines Asserson
as Reidun Andersen

Lisa Loven Kongsli
as Gudrun Collett

Martin Karelius Østensen
as Philip Hansteen
Directed by John Andreas Andersen