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Quisling: The Final Days (2024)
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Original name: Quislings siste dager
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
After five years, the German occupation of Norway ends on 8 May 1945. The rebuilding of the nation can begin, but first the final chapter must be written. In a dark cell at Akershus Fortress sits the man who committed the greatest treason of all: Vidkun Quisling. Now he must be held accountable for his actions and the atrocities that Nazi ideology led to.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, tense, emotional, reflective, educational, art house, tragic
Plot:
treason, world war two, nazi occupation, retribution, character study, biopic, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, remorse, jail cell
Time:
post world war two
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 152 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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