Summary:
The movie "Narvik" on Netflix tells the story of how betrayal turned into a championship. Actress Kristen Hartagon, also known as Mother Angrid, carries her baby to a better future away from the hell of war.
Synopsis :
The film follows Private Gunnar (Carl Martin Egyspó), who returns home on a short vacation to visit his wife Ingrid (Christine Hartgen), his son Ole (Christoph Gilvert Matthiessen), and his father Silk Tovte (Stig Henrik Hoff). Upon his return to camp, Gunnar finds his commander about to surrender to the Germans. However, Gunnar and his poorly armed Norwegian guards refuse and leave the town to resist the Germans from abroad.
Meanwhile, Ingrid works as a translator for the Germans at the city's hotel but secretly helps the English escape and hide from their enemies. Unfortunately, their son is injured by shrapnel, and the grandfather is killed in a German bombing. Ingrid turns to the German officers in search of a doctor to save her child's life. She is forced to confess to the location where she hid the English diplomats in exchange for treating the child. They are arrested, and the townspeople know that she cooperated with the Germans.
After the victory over Hitler, Gunnar returns to town and is shocked by Ingrid's actions. He joins the townspeople in accusing her of treason, and she is expelled from the town. The film begins with a series of documentary footage of Hitler with his war leaders in front of maps, followed by a voiceover continuing the narrative about the transportation of iron ore from Sweden to Narvik in Norway and then to Germany.
The narrator stops at a specific point in time, namely the breach of Norwegian neutrality and the arrival of German troops in Narvik after the British forces mined Norway's territorial waters. The camera moves to the vast expanses of water and ice as the soldiers move to maintain the neutrality that has ended. Scenes depict the distress on the ground, where fog closes the horizon to the future, and thick ice hinders the march of the soldiers.
The soldiers quickly discover that their town has been occupied, and Gunnar is tasked with blowing up a bridge to impede the movement of the Germans. This is a suicide mission that could lead to him becoming a prisoner at best. He is captured, but he manages to escape and meet his victorious comrades. Meanwhile, the English consul attempts to get Ingrid to seduce the Germans and obtain their plans to control Narvik.
Ingrid's actions put her in a difficult position as she is torn between protecting her child and aiding the enemy. However, she ultimately chooses to collaborate with the English to help Gunnar and his comrades. Ingrid's actions put her in danger, and her betrayal is discovered by the Germans. She is forced to flee, leaving behind her family and the life she knew.
As the war rages on, Gunnar and his fellow soldiers continue to fight against the German occupation of Norway. The resistance movement becomes more organized, and they begin to mount larger and more daring operations against the enemy. Meanwhile, Ingrid remains in hiding, always looking over her shoulder and fearing for her life.
Despite the dangers, Ingrid remains committed to the cause, and she continues to aid the resistance movement in any way she can. She becomes a vital asset to the resistance, using her language skills and knowledge of the German occupation to provide valuable information and support.
As the war comes to a close, Gunnar and his comrades emerge victorious. However, the toll of the war has been immense, and the scars of the conflict will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Ingrid remains in hiding, waiting for the day when she can return to her family and her home.
In the end, the film "Narvik" tells a powerful story of sacrifice, courage, and love in the face of war. It shows how ordinary people can be called upon to do extraordinary things in times of crisis and how their.
Review:
Although the Kingdom of Norway declared its neutrality during the First and Second World Wars, it was hit by fragments of fierce fighting in Europe in both cases. Especially in World War II, Norway was already occupied.
Despite its position, the descendants of the Vikings never stopped resisting until the end of World War II. They won fragments of the war from Norway due to the qualitative advantages enjoyed by some of its ports. These ports were the subject of the greed of German, British, and French forces during World War II.
The town of Narvik in the Norwegian Sea was of paramount importance to the German army. They needed iron ore and relied on the small port for its transport. Britain realized that cutting off the supply of iron to its German adversary would be an important step in resolving the war.
Germany sent troops to Narvik, turning it into a battlefield where the townspeople resisted the German occupation. The German forces suffered their first defeat in World War II at the hands of the townspeople in 1940, but this victory did not last. The German forces turned the town and port into a pile of dirt and debris.
The movie "Narvik" documents this resistance in a human story that shows the ugliness of war and the difficulty of choices a person has to make when they find themselves in fire and blood.
The film explores the moral dilemmas faced by the townspeople during the occupation. Should they collaborate with the Germans to ensure their safety, or should they resist and risk their lives?
Eric Skoldberg, the main character, is a fisherman who is drawn into the resistance movement after witnessing the atrocities committed by the Germans. He becomes a key player in the fight for Narvik's liberation, but he must also confront his own personal demons.
The movie portrays the horrors of war, including the destruction of homes and the loss of loved ones. But it also shows the resilience and courage of the townspeople who refused to give up.
The acting in the film is superb, with Kristen Hartagon delivering a powerful performance as Mother Angrid, a symbol of hope and resistance for the townspeople. The cinematography captures the stark beauty of the Norwegian landscape and the brutality of the war.
Overall, "Narvik" is a moving and thought-provoking film that sheds light on a little-known chapter of World War II history. It is a reminder that even in the darkest of times, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
"Narvik": Contrasting Styles and Themes in European and American War Films.
The difference between American and European cinema is evident in action and war films. In European war scenes, the viewer has an opportunity to reflect on the scene and appreciate its details, while Hollywood montage restricts the viewer to follow the fast, breathless narrative. This contrast is evident in battle scenes that are closer to human action than the behavior of the American superhero in American war films.
Despite the varying rhythm of scenes, which sometimes disrupts the overall flow of the film, the quality of the filming and the director's ingenuity, especially in the scene of the bombing of the bridge, are clear. The child "Ollie" flees from his mother to the bridge where his father has placed dynamite to blow it up. Through wide shots of the mother searching for her child on the bridge and close-ups of the father hanging under the bridge trying to mine it, the viewer experiences overwhelming feelings of excitement, fear, and pity.
Norwegian actress Christine Hartgen delivers a strong performance as wife and mother Ingrid Tofteh, particularly in the scene where she is expelled from the town and her bag falls, scattering her belongings. Her husband Gunnar appears before her after realizing that she is defending their son. Hartgen's performance is distinguished by the multitude of silent expressions conveying her love and strength derived from her love for her son, and the weakness caused by her husband's inability to understand the situation. This begs the question: would she sacrifice her son's life to protect the British consul, whom an entire country is trying to keep safe? A mother will protect her son, whom no one can protect but her, even if it means giving up the consul.
In the future, actor Stig Henrik Hoff portrays the role of grandfather Silk Tovte, a caring grandfather who takes care of his grandson and daughter-in-law in the absence of his son. However, he is killed in one of the raids by the German troops. The son is either Carl Martin Egispo or Gunnar, and the real heroism in the story lies with the child who is saved from death in exchange for revealing the whereabouts of the consul.
The makers of "Narvik" create a triangle of three vertices: grandfather, father, and grandson. While everyone defends the town, they are also defending the future that the child represents. The work's meaning directly reflects a woman who collaborated with the German occupier and was considered a traitor, which is identical to the meaning of defending the future represented by the son. The English and Germans bomb each other in the city in the penultimate scene of the film, confirming that both sides are fighting their war regardless of the fate of Narvik and its people. These parents must protect themselves without relying on false alliances.
