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Well, the unusual narrative concerning miners union organisation, together with a solid performance by always excellent Simon J. Berger (Exit 2019) is what pulls the rating upwards. Unfortunately, as a film, it has the feeling of being made from a small budget, with more patos than know-how. The story evolves around a youngling, being sold as a slave from Sweden to Norway. He eventually finds his way to a mine, through series of events, haphazardly told. An A for effort for telling this untold story from a working class perspective about early days of struggle, agitation, and unity. A must see if you are a fan of working class authors like Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinsson. Or ever listened to The Ghost of Tom Joad.

For all of us who enjoy to live out the suppressed anger and need for revenge, through art, which since the days of Monte Chisto is quite a few I would say. This classic vengeance story starts off with a surgeon who driven by guilt begins to research the circumstances of his brothers recent passing... As the frenzy unfolds the story does not shy away from questions of class and family in contemporary nordic and european societies. The scenes with the argument between Zaid and his father are really strong cinematic experience. The movie holds a subtle but angered fist towards the ignorant middle class who cannot seem to see the reality outside of their comfortably numb existence.