Overview
Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Christian Rosenlund
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Trond Morten VenaasenScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 8, 2019
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Cast
Sarah-Sofie BoussninaEsther
Arthur HakalahtiAksel
Jakob CedergrenJohann
Laura BirnAnna
Johannes Bah KuhnkeFred
August DiehlHerman
Anders Baasmo ChristiansenTor
Jonas Hoff OftebroPetter
Andrea Bræin HovigRebecca
Tibo VandenborreReichmann
Dag MalmbergHans
Jon ØigardenGestapo Officer
Bjørn SkagestadKarlsen
Marte Germaine ChristensenThe Veterinarian- Per Bogstad GulliksenDr. Hansen
- Janne KokkinMrs. Henie
Gerdi SchjelderupMrs. Jensen
Jørgen LanghelleHenry Gleditsch- Hans Petter NilsenGregers
Trond-Ove SkrødalHay Truck Driver
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