Belønningen (1980)

Directed by

Bjørn Lien

Genre

drama film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two men who knew each other before World War II clash in present-day Norway after one drops the other's liquor bottle. Their argument brings up old wounds about one man's wartime collaboration with the Germans. A young journalist follows their story as the legal case unfolds.

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What happens

Belønningen (English: The reward) is a 1980 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Bjørn Lien, starring Rolf Søder and Joachim Calmeyer. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Reidar (Søder) was in the merchant navy during the war, but has since become an alcoholic and a bum. One day outside Vinmonopolet (the government owned alcoholic beverage monopoly), he bumps into successful businessman Sverre Nordvåg (Calmeyer), and drops his bottle of liquor. The two begin to fight, and the police get involved. It turns out the two knew each other before the German occupation of Norway, but fell out when Sverre began to collaborate with the Germans. A young journalist gets involved in the story of the two men during the proceeding trial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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