Narvik

In April 1940, German forces move to seize the Norwegian port town of Narvik, a key link in the shipment of iron ore from Sweden that feeds the German war machine. As the invasion unfolds, a small number of Norwegian soldiers take up arms to resist, among them Gunnar Tofte, a young non-commissioned officer. His wife Ingrid remains in the town, where circumstances push her into working with the occupying forces as an interpreter, placing the couple on opposite sides of the same conflict. The fighting that follows ends in a German setback, while the personal cost to the Tofte family grows.

The film is a Norwegian production directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, with a screenplay by Christopher Grøndahl and production by Nordisk Film Norway. It is Skjoldbjærg's fourth feature, arriving after Insomnia, Prozac Nation and Pioneer. Kristine Cornelie M. Hartgen and Carl Martin Eggesbø play Ingrid and Gunnar, supported by Henrik Mestad, Stig Henrik Hoff and others in a cast of 34 credited performers, with 46 credited crew members.

Narvik was released in December 2022 and runs 108 minutes. Made on a budget of 8 million dollars, it carries a TMDB rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 462 votes.