Betrayal (2009 film)
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Betrayal 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.
-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.
, Morten Ståle Nilsen gave it a dice throw
of two and called the film an "awkward amateur night". Ingunn Økland of Aftenposten
gave it three points, calling it a "missed opportunity" to make what could have been "an important Norwegian war film".
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
historic action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Håkon Gundersen, starring Fridtjov Såheim, Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto
Götz Otto
Götz Otto is a German actor known for his very tall stature. He is 198 cm tall and is often characterised by bleached blonde hair in his films....
and Kåre Conradi. The film is based on a true story.
Plot
During the German occupation of Norway, nightclub owner Tor Lindblom (Såheim) makes a fortune by collaborating with the Germans. With the help of SSSchutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...
-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 GangVerdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
, Morten Ståle Nilsen gave it a dice throw
Dice throw (review)
The "dice throw" is a method of review which is often used in Norway and occasionally in Sweden. It is characterized by the use of a white-on-red die graphic to represent the movie's rating in the review, in contrast to the stars or letters used elsewhere....
of two and called the film an "awkward amateur night". Ingunn Økland of Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
gave it three points, calling it a "missed opportunity" to make what could have been "an important Norwegian war film".