A port on the northern coast of norway is the source of strong european iron. Up until now, norway has tried to remain neutral, but that will no longer be possible. The allies are moving to block germany from obtaining the iron from narvik harbor. So the germans arrive in force to protect their source of iron. But there's a troop of norwegian soldiers holding out, trying to protect the city. It's up to them and the townspeople to stop the germans from a complete takeover. The details of the battles are well laid out in wikipedia dot org. This film is described as a "historic drama", so clearly it's someone's vision of what might have happened. And a lot of it is told in captions, rather than action. This story focuses on one family, where the wife must make decisions about how far she will go to help her own family. What's more important is that it was the first military loss for hitler in a foreign country. And some of the english dubbing is a bit strange; obviously, it was wartime, but some of language and tone are a bit over the top. It's okay. The drama of this one family was probably pretty common, in the fight against invaders. Directed by erik skjoldbjærg. It is good to see a norwegian film about a piece of history that I did not previously know.
Review of Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat
