– News from the Scandinavian dream factory. After the political thriller “Borgen” and the action thriller “The bridge “now comes a bleak vision of the future from the far north to the German television
The Norwegian series.” Occupied – The crew “answers the question: What is the relationship Government and population of a country if, after gradually lose their political and social rights and increasingly live under occupation? On Thursday (November 19) at 20.15 clock to be seen at Arte “Occupied”. The series runs in double episodes until Christmas.
At the heart of the production on an idea by crime writer Jo Nesbø is in different narrative strands, the Norwegian Prime Minister Jesper Berg (Menrik Mestad). Berg wants the Scandinavian country fully switch to eco-friendly energy policy and therefore gets into big trouble.
The Heads of State and Government of the European Union foams. Because their countries are the main buyers of Norwegian gas and oil deposits. Therefore, the EU allied with Russia. The unholy alliance eventually leads to an increasingly unnoticeable border influence of Russia in Norway.
attacks by separatists, several mysterious deaths and kidnappings change the country. Norway is facing the regulatory meltdown, a war with Russia is becoming increasingly likely. The situation in the northern European country threatens to escalate completely.
With each episode change slowly but perceptibly the characters of the main characters, including a bodyguard, the Norwegian intelligence chief and a journalist. The consequences ends normally open, so that so many viewers probably want to see the next episode immediately online. In the library of Arte, this will be partly possible. There is for Serienjunkies on the Arte website an online game for the series.
First of all because of the critical Russia image there was, according to director Erik Skjoldbjærg “not only in Norway very many responses and a Echo more critical than we thought “. For screenwriter Karianne Lund, it was particularly important to the plot, “as realistic as possible” and “the audience with the characters touching emotional.” Skjoldbjærg and Lund dipping an enlightening motivation because “governments create their own stories and realities, which one can not escape “.
At the 64th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in October won” Occupied “the first prize to” New Creators Award “for the best series. The authors Karianne Lund, Erik Skjoldbjærg and Erik Richter beach, the idea of the Norwegian bestselling author Nesbø advanced were surprised when writing political news, as Russia invaded in the Crimea.
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