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''Nokas'' is a 2010 Norwegian
heist film The heist film or caper film is a subgenre of crime film focused on the planning, execution, and aftermath of a significant robbery. One of the early defining heist films was ''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950), which ''Film Genre 2000'' wrote "almo ...
directed by
Erik Skjoldbjærg Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the film ''Insomnia (1997 film), Insomnia'' and the long awaited ''Narvik (2021 film), Narvik''. His film ''Pioneer (film), Pio ...
. The film portrays the real life
NOKAS robbery On 5 April 2004, at 8am the Nokas Cash Handling (formerly Norsk Kontantservice AS or NOKAS) in Stavanger, Norway was raided by heavily armed men. It was the biggest-ever heist in Norway. Although the police had intelligence that a raid was ex ...
that took place in
Stavanger, Norway Stavanger (, , US usually , ) is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. Th ...
in 2004. In 2011, the film was screened at the
Norwegian International Film Festival The Norwegian International Film Festival ( no, Den norske filmfestivalen) is a film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. The festival goes back to 1973. In 1985, the Amanda award was instituted. The Amanda is awarded every year at the fe ...
, where Skjoldbjærg won the award for best director and screenwriter Christopher Grøndahl won the award for best original screenplay.


Cast

* Tov Sletta as
David Toska David Aleksander Toska (born 18 September 1975) was the alleged "mastermind" behind the "NOKAS robbery" in Stavanger on 5 April 2004, one of the most profiled criminal cases in modern Norwegian history. The robbery resulted in the killing of a ...
* Frode Winther Gunnes as
Kjell Alrich Schumann Kjell Alrich Schumann (born 8 April 1966) is a Norwegian convicted of killing a police officer during the NOKAS robbery. He confessed on September 27, 2006, that he killed police officer Arne Sigve Klungland, during the NOKAS robbery. He was sent ...
*Morten Håland as Erik Håland *Geir Høyseth as
Erling Havnå Erling Mathias Havnå (born 2 November 1957) of Arendal, Norway, is a former kickboxer and convicted criminal. In 2005, Erling Havnå was charged and prosecuted for participating in the NOKAS armed robbery of 2004, together with David Toska ...
*Morten Larsen as Arne Sigve Klungland * Marit Synnøve Berg as Beate *Jeton Jajovski as Jusuf Hani *
André Eriksen André Eriksen (born 22 October 1975) is a Norwegian multi-platform artist with a career as an actor, rapper, and graffiti artist. He is best known as one of the lead vocalists in the Norwegian rap group Warlocks, which had commercial success in ...
as Thomas Thendrup *Lirik Sahiti as Ikmet Kodzadziku *Thomas Berhane as Metkel Betew *Lars Morten Skaiaa as Johnny Thendrup


References


External links

* 2010 films Films directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg 2010s heist films Norwegian crime films 2010s Norwegian-language films Crime films based on actual events {{Norway-film-stub