The Murder of Benjamin

Name: The Murder of Benjamin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-10-02
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Cast: Elikem Leon Akpan, Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Laila Goody, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Emily Glaister

Drapet på Benjamin Hermansen (2026)

1:36 (96 min)

Drama

Norway

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Production

Nordisk Film Norway

Release date

2 October 2026

Director

Ingvild Søderlind

Producer

Thomas Robsahm

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Actors

Elikem Leon Akpan

Benjamin Hermansen

Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson

Joe Erling

Laila Goody

Benjamin’s mother

Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen

Ole Nicolai Kvisler

Emily Glaister

Veronica

Rørvik Stig

Court officer haugstad

Afshin Ahmadi

Yonas

Afshin Ahmadi

Yonas

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Short description

On a cold night in Holmlia, 15-year-old Benjamin is murdered by 19-year-old Joe Erling Jahr in a racially motivated assault. A year later, Benjamin's mother, Marit, faces her son’s killer in court.