''Belønningen'' () 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by Bjørn Lien, starring Rolf Søder and

Joachim Calmeyer Kåre Joachim Calmeyer (23 June 1931 – 26 December 2016) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Horten and Tromsø. He was the brother of jazz musician Ola and journalist Bengt Calmeyer. He made his stage debut at Rogaland ...

. 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

* Rolf Søder as Reidar *

as Sverre Nordvåg *

Elsa Lystad Elsa Lystad (9 July 1930 – 26 December 2023) was a Norwegian film and stage actress. She was a recipient of the Leonard Statuette, the King's Medal of Merit, the Amanda Honorary Award, and Gullruten. Career Lystad made her stage debut in 195 ...

as Ann *

Tone Danielsen Tone Danielsen (born 15 August 1946) is a Norwegian actress. She was an actress at Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene () is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. ...

as Unni *

Nils Sletta Nils Sletta (23 April 1943 – 26 November 2020) was a Norwegian actor. Career Born in Tuddal in 1943, Sletta made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1964. His next assignments were with Riksteatret from 1965 to 1967, and with Trøndelag Te ...

as Rune *

Svein Sturla Hungnes Svein Sturla Hungnes (born 21 March 1946) is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, and instructor. Hungnes studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1965 to 1970, and had several small roles at Nationaltheatret during that time. Af ...

as Terje *

Lars Andreas Larssen Lars Andreas Larssen (27 March 1935 – 29 January 2014) was a Norwegian stage, film and television actor.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 Oslo Nye ...

as Elisabeth Norvåg * Per Erling Dahl as Fossum * Morten Søder as Reidar som ung *

Kirsten Hofseth Kirsten may refer to: * Kirsten (given name) * Kirsten (surname) * Hurricane Kirsten (disambiguation), two tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean See also * Kirsteen * Kirst * Kristen * Kirsty Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine giv ...

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 Norwegian-language drama films {{Norway-film-stub