December 25, 2022 (Norway); January 23, 2023 (Worldwide on Netflix). Production Company: Nordisk Film . Plot Summary
The film explores the moral dilemmas of war, specifically the choices individuals must make between loyalty to their country and the survival of their family.
Set in April 1940, the story centers on the strategic port town of Narvik, northern Norway, which was critical for exporting Swedish iron ore to Hitler’s war machine. While the town remains neutral, both Germany and Great Britain vie for control of the ore.
The narrative is told through the perspective of Corporal Gunnar Tofte, who fights on the front lines, and his wife Ingrid, who works as a translator for the occupying Germans at a local hotel.
