Motion Picture Capital
Norsk Filminstitutt
Voltage Pictures
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The Birdcatcher
Inspired by true events
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.
- Original title
- The Birdcatcher
- Language
- EN
- Country
- NO,GB
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Mar 28, 2022 · via TMDB
An enjoyable, if fairly routine story of a young Jewish girl who manages to escape the clutches of her Nazi captors during WWII. She cuts her hair and dresses/acts as a boy and seeks refuge working on a remote farm. What's new? The difference is, this one is set in the harsher climate of Norway and her predicament is incorporated into the broader theme of the Quisling-run kingdom's own difficulties with the Nazis. The family that adopts this new "boy" has plenty of problems of it's own and so there are plenty of sub-plots to complement the principal story. The pretty much entirely Nordic cast are all fairly competent, if not exactly outstanding; and it does offer a different take on the usual approach to this subject. The cinematography is beautifully bleak at times, and generally contributes much to this watchable war story.
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Esther
Arthur Hakalahti
Aksel
Jakob Cedergren
Johann
Laura Birn
Anna
Johannes Bah Kuhnke
Fred
August Diehl
Herman
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Tor
Jonas Hoff Oftebro
Petter
Andrea Bræin Hovig
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Tibo Vandenborre
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Jon Øigarden
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Marte Germaine Christensen
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Jørgen Langhelle
Henry Gleditsch
Trond-Ove Skrødal
Hay Truck Driver
Odd Roald Horjem
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Jon Vegard Hovdal
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Eduardo Garcia-Drageseth
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Eros Codinas
Hair Designer
Eros Codinas
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Lucy-Jayne Murray
Stunt Double
Ross Clarke
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Aku Louhimies
Co-Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar
Executive Producer
Nicolas Chartier
Executive Producer
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Lisa G. Black
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Ross Clarke
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