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The Birdcatcher( 2019)

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Inspired by true events

Overview

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.

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      Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

      Esther

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      Arthur Hakalahti

      Aksel

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      Jakob Cedergren

      Johann

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      Laura Birn

      Anna

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      Johannes Bah Kuhnke

      Fred

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      August Diehl

      Herman

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      Anders Baasmo Christiansen

      Tor

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      Jonas Hoff Oftebro

      Petter

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      Andrea Bræin Hovig

      Rebecca

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      Tibo Vandenborre

      Reichmann

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      Dag Malmberg

      Hans

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      Jon Øigarden

      Gestapo Officer

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      Bjørn Skagestad

      Karlsen

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      Marte Germaine Christensen

      The Veterinarian

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      Per Bogstad Gulliksen

      Dr. Hansen

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      Janne Kokkin

      Mrs. Henie

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      Gerdi Schjelderup

      Mrs. Jensen

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      Jørgen Langhelle

      Henry Gleditsch

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      Hans Petter Nilsen

      Gregers

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      Trond-Ove Skrødal

      Hay Truck Driver

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      Ewald Bos

      Herman's Soldier #1

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      Are Bruvold

      Herman's Soldier #2

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      Kjetil Nordø

      Herman's Soldier #3

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      Odd Roald Horjem

      Herman's Soldier #4

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      Claire Judic

      Fugitive #1

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      Eshan Rajabi

      Fugitive #2

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      Trond Abelsen

      Fugitive #3

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      Maria Aronsen

      Fugitive #4

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      Jon Vegard Hovdal

      NS Official #1

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      Espen Sletvold

      NS Official #2

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      Marit Kvitseth

      NS Official's Wife #1

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      Caroline Fredriksen

      NS Official's Wife #2

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      Mari Berger Skjøstad

      Karlsen's Wife

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      Per Gunnar Merakerli

      Man in a Suit

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      Olav Strand

      Reichmann's Soldier

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      Jonetta Kviseth

      Baby

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      Klaus Ulvestad

      German Soldier #1

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      Henning Nilsen

      German Soldier #2

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      Frode Stenhaug

      Reichmann's Driver

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      Ragna Binde

      Old Woman

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      Maja Guldberg

      Daughter

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      Doula Lymniati

      Mother

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      Tom Eikrem

      Father

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      Stian Hovland Pedersen

      Gestapo Officer #1

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      Ståle Tørring

      Gestapo Officer #2

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      Gerd Aker

      Script Supervisor

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    An enjoyable, if fairly routine story of a young Jewish girl who manages to escape the clutches of her Nazi captors during WWII. She cuts her hair and dresses/acts as a boy and seeks refuge working on a remote farm. What's new? The difference is, this one is set in the harsher climate of Norway and her predicament is incorporated into the broader theme of the Quisling-run kingdom's own difficulties with the Nazis. The family that adopts this new "boy" has plenty of problems of it's own and so there are plenty of sub-plots to complement the principal story. The pretty much entirely Nordic cast a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • holocaust (shoah)
    • world war ii
    • jew persecution
    • based on true story
    • nazi collaborationism
    • nazi occupation
    • 1940s
    • trondheim, norway