Director: Geir Henning Hopland Writer: Geir Henning Hopland Stars: Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Rikke Lylloff and Chad Coleman Original title: ‘Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet’. ThorNews can strongly recommend this intelligent 4-episode Norwegian TV series… Read More ›
Original Title: ‘Folk flest bor I Kina’ Directors: Thomas Robsahm, Martin Asphaug, and 7 more credits Writers: Nikolaj Frobenius (segment), Erlend Loe (segments), and 5 more credits Stars: Ingar Helge Gimle, Kim Haugen and Bjarte Hjelmeland Storyline Gas station owner,… Read More ›
Director: Aleksander Nordaas Writer: Aleksander Nordaas Stars: Morten Andresen, Erlend Nervold and Silje Reinåmo The Nordic countries – and northern Europe in general – have rich traditions of myth and folklore that are little known outside of their own borders… Read More ›
Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation (NRK) has experienced a big success with the TV comedy-drama ‘Lillyhammer’ starring Steven van Zandt. In average, 1 million people have watched the series which represents about 20% of the total Norwegian population! U.S. Internet on-demand provider… Read More ›
British film stars Sir Ben Kingsley (Ghandi) and Rupert Grint (Harry Potter) visits Norway during Filmfest Oslo, February 29th-March 4th. Sir Ben Kingsley is starring in Martin Scorsese’s new picture ‘Hugo Cabret’ which gala-premieres at the Filmfest on February 29th…. Read More ›
Oslo, Text and Photo by Anette Broteng Christiansen, ThorNews When you are born and raised in a spectacular Northern-Norwegian landscape, you definitely know what beauty and perfection is all about. Between high, snowy mountains in the winter, sandy beaches and… Read More ›
The Norwegian short film “Tuba Atlantic” is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film category, and is now one of five short films that can receive the world’s most prestigious film award. The film is an exam film… Read More ›
Directed by Stig Svendsen (click here for an exclusive interview). Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg Starring John Getz, Shirley Knight, Joey Slotnick, Christopher Backus, Waleed Zuaiter, Devin Ratray, Anita Briem, Tehmina Sunny, Rachel and Amanda Pace and Michael Mercurio…. Read More ›
Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Max Manus (English title Man of War) is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96). The story follows Manus (played… Read More ›
Netflix is to coproduce a second season of international mob drama Lillyhammer, marking another step in the company’s original content push. This comes ahead of the debut of the show, which stars The Sopranos’ Steve Van Zandt. The first season… Read More ›
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