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Poster for Englandsfarere

Englandsfarere

1946 · 102 min

A sober, quietly nerve-wracking wartime escape told with documentary-like earnestness and a constant sense of pursuit.

Tagline
We Leave for England
Overview
The secret smuggling of Wanted persons from the westcoast of Norway over to England during the WWII, based upon the novel by Nowegian novelist Sigurd Evensmo, telling the true story about his own experiences during the war.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Toralf Sandø
Written by
Victor Borg
Starring
Knut Wigert, Jørn Ording, Lauritz Falk, Elisabeth Bang, Ingeborg Cook, Johannes Eckhoff, Claus Wiese, Kåre Wicklund
Runtime
102 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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