Betrayal (2009 film)

Betrayal
Directed by Håkon Gundersen
Written by Håkon Gundersen
Starring Fridtjov Såheim
Lene Nystrøm
Kåre Conradi
Götz Otto
Release date(s) 9 October 2009 (2009-10-09)
Running time 103 minutes
Country Norway
Language Norwegian

Betrayal (Norwegian: Svik) is a 2009 Norwegian historic action film directed by Håkon Gundersen, starring Fridtjov Såheim, Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto and Kåre Conradi. The film is based on a true story.

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Plot

During the German occupation of Norway, nightclub owner Tor Lindblom (Såheim) makes a fortune by collaborating with the Germans. With the help of SS-Sturmbandfürer Krüger (Otto), he plans to exploit the construction of a new aluminium plant for his own benefit. At the same time he is also romantically involved with Eva Karlsen (Nystrøm), a singer at the nightclub, who is a British double agent.

Reception

Norwegian reviewers were generally negative in their view of Betrayal. In a review for newspaper Verdens Gang, Morten Ståle Nilsen gave it a dice throw of two and called the film an "awkward amateur night".[1] Ingunn Økland of Aftenposten gave it three points, calling it a "missed opportunity" to make what could have been "an important Norwegian war film".[2]

References

  1. ^ Nilsen, Morten Ståle (8 October 2009). "Max mislykket" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/film/film.php?id=10697. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Økland, Ingunn (8 October 2009). "Forspilt mulighet" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/film/article277193.ece. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 

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