Tomas Simonsen(I)

Director
Producer
Writer

Summaries North Norway, 11. March 1944. German forces are occupying Katterat station. The Iversens are passing information from Narvik to England in secret. When they realize that German troops are on to them, they plan their escape. They summon the border guide Olav, who helps them plan how to get to safety in neutral Sweden. The escape does not go quite according to plan, however, and turns into a battle of life and death in the unforgiving North Norwegian winter. With German troops on their tail, Lilly and her daughter Anna, along with Olav, the border guide, are now hurrying through the frozen terrain knowing that even the smallest mistake will cost them their lives. Linken Pictures - All Rights Reserved © 2021 Music composed by Jessie Yun Powerfully Performed by FL Studio 20

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Tomas Simonsen was born in 1994 in Norway. He began his career at the age of 13 with his first feature film, entitled The Settlement. In 2011, Tomas worked on a Norwegian horror film entitled Dunderland. Later that year, he moved from Norway to Los Angeles alone at the age of 17. There he studied as a private student and completed high school. In 2012 he worked on an American thriller, The Employer. The feature film starred Malcolm McDowell, David Dastmalchian and Billy Zane. Later that year, he enrolled in the film program at the Los Angeles Film School. He completed 3 semesters in 2 years, graduated in February 2014 and was one of the best in his class. After that, he worked with film director Randal Kleiser known from the film Grease. In 2018 he was Second Unit Director on a British film entitled, Dark Corners. In 2021 he directed and produced the award winning film, The Crossing (Flukten fra Katterat), which deals with events in northern Norway during World War II.