''Belønningen'' ( en, The reward}) is a 1980 Norwegian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
written and directed by
Bjørn Lien, starring
Rolf Søder and
Joachim Calmeyer. It was entered into the
12th Moscow International Film Festival
The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...
where it won the Silver Prize.
Reidar (Søder) was in the
merchant navy during the war, but has since become an alcoholic and a bum. One day outside ''Vinmonopolet'' (the government owned alcoholic beverage monopoly), he bumps into successful businessman Sverre Nordvåg (Calmeyer), and drops his bottle of liquor. The two begin to fight, and the police get involved. It turns out the two knew each other before the
German occupation of Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...
, but fell out when Sverre began to collaborate with the Germans. A young journalist gets involved in the story of the two men during the proceeding trial.
Cast
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Rolf Søder as Reidar
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Joachim Calmeyer as Sverre Nordvåg
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Elsa Lystad as Ann
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Tone Danielsen as Unni
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Nils Sletta as Rune
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Svein Sturla Hungnes as Terje
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Lars Andreas Larssen as Terje
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Bente Børsum
Bente Børsum (born 21 June 1934) is a Norwegian actress, probably best known for her roles in the movies "''Mors hus''" (1974) and "''Reisen til julestjernen''" (1976). Børsum had her debut in the movie "''Jakten''" in 1959, and worked at Os ...
as Elisabeth Norvåg
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Per Erling Dahl as Fossum
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Morten Søder as Reidar som ung
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Kirsten Hofseth as Ann as young
References
External links
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''Belønningen''at Filmweb.no (Norwegian)
1980 films
1980 drama films
Norwegian drama films
1980s Norwegian-language films
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