This true to life movie with it's impeccable acting and wondrous cinematography is much sought after by Norwegians today. I watched it at least 3 times and was moved so vey deeply, as I have lived in Scandinavia and speak Swedish.
As with Vichy France the Norwegians were ruled by their own people with invited support by the National Socialist heroes, Quisling and Knudsen, who had save tens of millions of further deaths during the dastardly Holodomor in Ukraine by setting up over 700 relif camps to distribute food.
The film is elegantly set in a Norwegian fishing village, very reminiscent of the time, as it is being set upon by Marxist Union leaders and their behind closed door collaborators who run the factory, the Capitalists. They wish to unscrupulously exploit the workers and terrible things are caused to occur. As the people of the village begin to gather with their "Samlingen", so they pay homage to their leadership and sing the anthem, then discuss matter to thwart the evil unleashed on them. It's a tight suspense movie with a love story intertwined that's played out beautifully by the young stars in their starring roles.
As the message of political purity runs deep in this movie, then its probably difficult for people of today to relate to it as an actual way that can be. That politics can be for the people, by the people, without greed and corruption. I give it a 100% ten out of ten, more if I could fit it! It is one of those films that stays with you for decades as it's true message is always ringing in your ears, and how you would wish for those times to be realised today.
