The film is based on a true story about partisan Max Manus. After the Winter War against the Russians, in which he supported Finland, Max returns to Nazi-occupied Norway. He soon joined the guerrilla movement. Max Manus and the team carry out one operation after another, attacking German ships in the port of Oslo.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 58 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2008
- Genre
- Drama, Biographical, Action
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
- Screenplay
- Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
- Cinematography
- Geir Hartly Andreassen
- Music
- Trond Bjerknes
- Cast
- Aksel Hennie, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Eldøen, Christian Rubeck, Nicolai Cleve Broch
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Film, Screenplay, Actor, Cinematography, and Supporting Actress
Director
Joachim Rønning
Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were born in Tonsberg, Norway. Studied at Stokholm Film School, Sweden. Under name Roenberg they created many commercials. In 2005 presented feature film debut Bandidas. Their second film Max Manus: Man of War (2008) had phenomenal success in Norway and abroad. Scanorama presented this film to Lithuanian audiences. Kon-Tiki is their third feature film.
Director
Espen Sandberg
Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were born in Tonsberg, Norway. Studied at Stokholm Film School, Sweden. Under name Roenberg they created many commercials. In 2005 presented feature film debut Bandidas. Their second film Max Manus: Man of War (2008) had phenomenal success in Norway and abroad. Scanorama presented this film to Lithuanian audiences. Kon-Tiki is their third feature film.
