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For Life

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning Nordic procedural that shifts from methodical casework into a darker, more personal reckoning, demanding close attention.

Created by
Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen, Helena Nielsen
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Tone Beate Mostraum, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland, Ingar Helge Gimle
Overview
A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she's at a completely different and more dangerous place.

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Stream in the UK
  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Created by
Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen, Helena Nielsen
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Tone Beate Mostraum, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland, Ingar Helge Gimle
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • memory
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen, Helena Nielsen
Written by
Ingar Johnsrud, Anders Løvlie, Hege Ulstein, Helena Nielsen
Starring
Tone Beate Mostraum, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland, Ingar Helge Gimle, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Hallvard Holmen, Alfred Ekker Strande, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Judy Simone Nyambura Karanja
Music
Christian Wibe
Cinematography
Lars Vestergaard
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NRK1
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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