"Kampen om Narik" or Battle for Narvik is about difficult choices made under duress. It is about making decisions that you know will get someone killed vs saving the lives of others. It is about choosing loyalties - but not between political ideologies but between family and everyone else.
Essentially, it is not so much a war movie as it is a drama with war as its setting. The wonderful thing about this movie is that it puts you right in the shoes of the main characters making these difficult decisions. It doesn't judge its characters or their choices, and neither should the audience.
Unless, of course, you've been in similar situations. The actors are ok to good, with Kristine Hartgen a particular standout as Ingrid Tofte. It is through her eyes that we see most of the story played out. Carl Martin Eggsbo, who plays her solider husband, is good, too.
Essentially, it is not so much a war movie as it is a drama with war as its setting. The wonderful thing about this movie is that it puts you right in the shoes of the main characters making these difficult decisions. It doesn't judge its characters or their choices, and neither should the audience.
Unless, of course, you've been in similar situations. The actors are ok to good, with Kristine Hartgen a particular standout as Ingrid Tofte. It is through her eyes that we see most of the story played out. Carl Martin Eggsbo, who plays her solider husband, is good, too.