Quisling: The Final Days
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Norwegian | Quislings siste dager |
Directed by | Erik Poppe |
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Cinematography | Jonas Alarik |
Edited by | Einar Egeland |
Music by | Jonas Colstrup |
Production company | Paradox Film |
Distributed by | SF Norge |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | Norway |
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Quisling: The Final Days (Norwegian: Quislings siste dager) is a 2024 Norwegian biographical historical drama film directed by Erik Poppe. Starring Gard B. Eidsvold , it follows the final days of Vidkun Quisling before his execution in October 1945. It premiered at the Norwegian International Film Festival on 18 August 2024.
Premise
[edit]As a result of the legal purge, Vidkun Quisling is sentenced to death for his collaboration with Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway. He is held in Akershus Prison as he awaits execution.
Cast
[edit]- Gard B. Eidsvold as Vidkun Quisling
- Anders Danielsen Lie as Peder Olsen, a priest at Akershus Prison
- Lisa Carlehed as Maria Quisling, Vidkun Quisling's Ukrainian-born wife
- Lisa Loven Kongsli as Heidi Olsen
- Nils Jørgen Kaalstad as Dagfinn Hauge, a priest at Akershus Prison
- Arthur Hakalahti as Arvid
- Stein Torleif Bjella as Vilhelm Ullman
- Øyvind Brandtzæg as Henrik Bergh, Vidkun Quisling's lawyer
- Lasse Kolsrud as Eivind Berggrav, Primate of the Church of Norway
Production
[edit]The film was announced in 2021.[1][2] That year, the film received 18 million kroner in production grants from the Norwegian Film Institute.[3] Gard B. Eidsvold and Anders Danielsen Lie joined the cast in September 2022.[4] The actors spent 10 weeks in rehearsals for the film.[5]
Release
[edit]Promotional stills from the film were released in December 2023.[6] The film premiered at the Norwegian International Film Festival on 18 August 2024. It had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2024.[7]
Reception
[edit]Alissa Simon of Variety called the film a "superb historical drama" and "perhaps the strongest work yet from veteran Norwegian helmer Erik Poppe".[8]
See also
[edit]- Quisling, a Scandinavian colloquialism for a traitor or collaborator, named after Vidkun Quisling
References
[edit]- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2021). "SF Studios' Paradox to Produce Erik Poppe's Period Drama 'Quisling'". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (13 May 2021). "Erik Poppe plots Nazi collaborator feature 'Quisling'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Gonsholt Ighanian, Catherine (7 December 2023). "Her er første bilde av Gard B. Eidsvold som Vidkun Quisling". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (22 September 2022). "'The Worst Person in the World' actor Anders Danielsen Lie, Gard B. Eidsvold to Headline Erik Poppe's Film, Series 'Quisling' For SF Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Pham, Annika (15 August 2024). "Norway's Erik Poppe on His Haugesund, Toronto-Bound 'Quisling – The Final Days,' Upcoming Jon Fosse Adaptation and Movie Based on 'The Scream' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Gaare Bjørnstad, Malini (7 December 2023). "Deler «aldri før sett»-bilder fra ny storfilm om Quisling". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (20 August 2024). "A packed contingent of Nordic titles is set to take part in this year's Toronto International Film Festival". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (9 September 2024). "'Quisling -The Final Days' Review: A Superb Historical Drama About the Far-Right's Threat to Democracy". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2024 films
- 2020s historical drama films
- 2020s Norwegian-language films
- 2020s Russian-language films
- 2024 biographical drama films
- 2024 multilingual films
- Biographical films about politicians
- Biographical films about presidents
- Cultural depictions of Norwegian people
- Films about capital punishment
- Films about Norwegian resistance movement
- Films directed by Erik Poppe
- Films set in 1945
- Films set in castles
- Films set in Norway
- Films set in Oslo
- Films set in prison
- Norwegian biographical drama films
- Norwegian historical drama films
- Norwegian multilingual films
- Norwegian World War II films
- Russian-language drama films
- Russian-language European films
- Vidkun Quisling
- World War II films based on actual events
- World War II war crimes trials films