War Sailor

War Sailor is a magnificent drama that tells the story of the more than 30,000 Norwegian war sailors and their families' fate during and after the Second World War.

Cast

Kristoffer Joner

as Alfred

Pål Sverre Hagen

as Sigbjørn

Ine Marie Wilmann

as Cecilia

Henrikke Lund Olsen

as Magdeli

Armand Hannestad

as William

Alexandra Gjerpen

as Hanna Wiig

Florian Schmidtke

as Werner

Tina Rizzo

as Claire

Thor Brekkeflat

as Sigvaldsen

Arthur Hakalahti

as Braathen

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