

Gold Run

Fredrik isn’t the bravest of men, but now he is faced with a great responsibility and an enormous task - to get the entire Norwegian gold reserve away from the Nazis during the invasion of Norway.
Fredrik isn’t the bravest of men, but now he is faced with a great responsibility and an enormous task - to get the entire Norwegian gold reserve away from the Nazis during the invasion of Norway.
[Viaplay] Within this trend of producing at least one or two WWII films in Norwegian cinema, this one feels the least inspired. Based on true events, the intention is to create an action movie that feels old and out of place. By casting some of the most popular actors in Norwegian cinema and giving them the characters they least fit into, there are some notable casting mistakes, though at least Jon Øigarden tries to give his part some dignity. The music is omnipresent, as if the director thought that it is what the sequences need to have pace and tension. But definitely other things are needed.
[Viaplay] Within this trend of producing at least one or two WWII films in Norwegian cinema, this one feels the least inspired. Based on true events, the intention is to create an action movie that feels old and out of place. By casting some of the most popular actors in Norwegian cinema and giving them the characters they least fit into, there are some notable casting mistakes, though at least Jon Øigarden tries to give his part some dignity. The music is omnipresent, as if the director thought that it is what the sequences need to have pace and tension. But definitely other things are needed.