War Sailor (2022)
- Original title
- Krigsseileren
- Directed by
- Gunnar Vikene
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two Norwegian friends join the merchant marine in 1939 and are trapped at sea for the war without contact with home. Back in Bergen, one sailor's wife and children struggle through the German occupation and Allied bombing.
harrowinggrittyintimategravevisceralbleakquietly devastatingemotionally raw
What happens
War Sailor (Norwegian: Krigsseileren) is a 2022 Norwegian war drama film directed by Gunnar Vikene. It is the most expensive Norwegian film ever made. Based on the true stories of the 30,000 Norwegian civilian sailors who participated in the Allied convoys during the Second World War, it follows two best friends from Bergen, one married (Alfred Garnes) and the other unmarried (Sigbjørn), who, in 1939, join the Norwegian merchant marine and are forced to stay at sea for the duration of the war without any ability to communicate with their families in occupied Norway. In the meantime, the married sailor's wife Cecilia and their three children endure a harsh life in occupied Bergen, which is also bombed by the Allies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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