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War Sailor

2023 · 1 season

A harrowing, slow-burning plunge into wartime survival and its long shadow, anchored by raw, lived-in performances.

Overview
When WWII erupts, two sailors on a Norwegian merchant ship face brutal conditions as they fight to survive a conflict they were never asked to join. Based on true stories of Norwegian merchant sailors and their families during and after World War II.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • trauma
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • sea
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Gunnar Vikene
Written by
Gunnar Vikene
Starring
Kristoffer Joner, Ine Marie Wilmann, Pål Sverre Hagen, Henrikke Lund Olsen, Téa Grønner Joner, Siv Torin Knudsen Petersen, Armand Hannestad, Daniel Berg
Music
Volker Bertelmann
Cinematography
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Germany, Malta, Norway
Languages
English, Norwegian, German

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