Thomas Nordseth-Tiller

Thomas Nordseth-Tiller (27 November 1980 – 12 May 2009) was a Norwegian screenwriter. He was behind the 2008 film Max Manus, which was widely viewed and discussed.

Career

Nordseth-Tiller hailed from Lørenskog,[1] and took his film education in Oslo, Perth and San Francisco.[2]

He wrote the screenplay for the 2008 film Max Manus. The film became a commercial success, with the second highest number of cinema viewers in Norway through all times (second only to Flåklypa Grand Prix).[1] Moreover, it sparked a public debate on the real-life Max Manus and the Norwegian resistance movement in general.[2]

After Max Manus, Nordseth-Tiller announced that he was working on a screenplay about Communist resistance member Asbjørn Sunde.[3] He also wrote a screenplay based on the autobiography of robber Martin Pedersen.[4] However, in early 2009 he suddenly contracted cancer.[1] He was hospitalized for the last months of his life, and died in early May, the same day as Max Manus premiered in Sweden.[2] In August he received a posthumous Amanda Award for his work.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Einbu, Ola (13 May 2009). "«Max Manus»-forfatteren er død" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. http://www.rb.no/lokal_kultur/article4328805.ece. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c Johansen, Øystein David (13 May 2009). "«Max Manus»- forfatter (28) er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=542885. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
  3. ^ Haugen, Ida Anna (13 May 2009). "«Max Manus»-forfatter med ny krigsfilm" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=542885. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
  4. ^ Åmotsbakken, Tormod Kvithyld (21 August 2009). "– Han viste dyp respekt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 
  5. ^ Eriksen, Elise Nyborg (21 August 2009). "Max uttelling i Haugesund" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. http://www.abcnyheter.no/node/94243. Retrieved 22 August 2009.