The 12th Man

"Based on a true story of survival and hope"

2017 2h 16m NO

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7.1

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86%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 642🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 32,759

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Synopsis

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After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

“Based on a true story of survival and hope”

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Cast

Thomas Gullestad
Jan Baalsrud
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kurt Stage
Marie Blokhus
Gudrun Grønvoll
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Marius Grønnvoll
Martin Kiefer
Walter Wenders
Vegar Hoel
Sigurd Eskeland
Håkon Thorstensen Nielsen
Erik Reichelt
Eirik Risholm Velle
Per Blindheim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Zwart
Writers: Petter Skavlan, Naeim Khavari
Languages: English, Norwegian, Northern Sami
Countries: Norway

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Norwegian, Northern Sami.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harald Zwart, shot by Geir Hartly Andreassen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jens Christian Fodstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Thomas Gullestad and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Marie Blokhus carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story of survival and hope".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3300980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Zwart directs. Geir Hartly Andreassen behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Jens Christian Fodstad cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in English, Norwegian, Northern Sami.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Norwegian, Northern Sami.
3Directed by Harald Zwart, shot by Geir Hartly Andreassen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jens Christian Fodstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Thomas Gullestad and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Marie Blokhus carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story of survival and hope".
8IMDB entry: tt3300980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "world war ii", "based on true story", "cat and mouse".