It is this worry lines that will be remembered at the end. Already in the first shot of the series Occupied she lies between the ice-blue eyes of the Norwegian Prime Minister’s Jesper Berg (Henrik Mestad) while distraught he stumbles through a snowy landscape. Berg still can not believe what just happened to him always: He has been kidnapped by Russian soldiers and forced to change its political course radically. His confused groping through the snow will be on his attitude in the ten episodes of the series on an idea by Norwegian best-selling author Jo Nesbø. Berg can only slowly grasp what happened to him since.
At the beginning of the first season has Bergs radical green party won the elections in Norway and then shut down the oil and gas production. The Norwegians want to set a climate policy character. Russia and the EU are, however, dependent on oil and gas from Norway. What the Russian soldiers Berg therefore suggest to the persuasiveness of their machine guns, is their “generous support” in the re-commissioning of production facilities. Norway should come back to the same level of production of fossil fuels as Berg’s office. Berg is released and sees it as its duty to cover up his abduction to signal strength
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The enthusiasm of the prime minister, who saw realized his life project not long ago, is broken in a few hours. Nevertheless, Berg attempts to cling to the last piece of normality. The fact that he was elected democratically, for example. That he is a head of state. As for self-assurance he can wait another politician wantonly. The German head of state on the phone, the Russian ambassador in his anteroom. A look at the cold Oslo, which extends under the front window. The stirnfalte. The ice-blue eyes. Then he receives it.
Completely isolated
Whenever he pauses briefly to look out the window in this way, be minimal changes his attitude reflected in those eyes. It is also Bergs personal drama that unfolds here. “We are all alone,” he says to his colleagues in the first episode, referring to the same time Norway and himself. But he sits there behind the windows of the office with the dream of a better climate.
The energy turnaround was his big goal, promoting stop of oil and gas in Norway. But under the pressure of Russia and the EU must Berg this dream to leave behind, overcome the vanity of a politician and ensure the safety of his country. For this he must betray both his party and his voters. Mountain simply can not truthfully explain why he revokes his political goals his country. He has to decide what is in the interests of his nation, and his decision is against war.
Creeping custodial
The political situation is reflected in the stories of the different characters: The crew sneaks cautiously, increasingly they lose control of their own country. As is the restaurateur Bente who can open her bankrupt restaurant by the Russians again. Or her boyfriend Thomas, the journalist and in the abduction of the Prime Minister was the only witness. Also improve his career chances abruptly by his coverage of the incidents
The bodyguard of Prime Minister Hans-Martin Djupvik is confidant the Russians, after he saved the Russian ambassador’s life, and rises to the senior police investigator. Other characters who have nothing to lose to terrorist organizations close and carry out attacks, which only exacerbate the situation. The military strike, protesting youth.
The loop around the necks of the Norwegians is ever closer. The series is an interesting scenario by: How do people react when their freedom is removed gradually? Not during the Second World War, but today and in Europe. The lack of interest in a truly sustainable climate change policy, which shifts their common goals again on an indefinable morning, they criticized it only in passing.
One of the strengths of the series is its plausibility: Europe depends in reality of the oil and gas production in Norway. The country is the second largest gas and the EU’s fifth largest oil supplier. This is also a great moment remain so. Currently, the production of oil in Norway is increased.
“Occupied – The crew” expires Thursday, 19 November, on Arte.
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