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The Half Brother ()

Halvbroren (original title)
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Season: 1 Year: 2013

The life of a family spanning five generations in 20th-century Europe, split in half by WWII, centering around half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his.

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  Barnum (8 episodes, 2013)
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  Fred (8 episodes, 2013)
Mariann Hole ...
  Vera (8 episodes, 2013)
Marianne Nielsen ...
  Boletta (8 episodes, 2013)
Oskar Sandven Lundevold ...
  Barnum as Boy (8 episodes, 2013)
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  Vivian (8 episodes, 2013)
Vibeke Juell Bugge ...
  Vivian as a girl (8 episodes, 2013)
Henrik Holm ...
  Peder as a boy (7 episodes, 2013)
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  Arnold (6 episodes, 2013)
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  Peder (6 episodes, 2013)
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  Egede (6 episodes, 2013)
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  Den Gamle (4 episodes, 2013)
Janne Kokkin ...
  Edith (4 episodes, 2013)
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  Willy (4 episodes, 2013)
Erika Lemay ...
  Sjokoladpiken / ... (3 episodes, 2013)
Anne Ryg ...
  Doctor (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Jensen (2 episodes, 2013)
Silje Torp ...
  Erk. Svae (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Vaktmester Bang (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Oscar Miil (2 episodes, 2013)
Per Kjerstad ...
  Evert Nilsen (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Young Arnold Nilsen (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Konstabel (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Flemming Brandt (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Jente på Røst (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Dr. Schultz (2 episodes, 2013)
Marit Andreassen ...
  Marta Miil (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Prest i Oslo (2 episodes, 2013)
Bjørn Skagestad ...
  Dirigenten (2 episodes, 2013)
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  Elendius (2 episodes, 2013)
Trond Brænne ...
  Overlærer (2 episodes, 2013)
Gjertrud L. Jynge ...
  Aurora (2 episodes, 2013)
Sverre Røssummoen ...
  Mundus (2 episodes, 2013)
Hauk Heyerdahl ...
  Ditlev Jacobsen (2 episodes, 2013)
Oddvar Nilsen ...
  Boksedommer (2 episodes, 2013)
Eskil Rønningsbakken ...
  Der Rote Teufel (2 episodes, 2013)
Nils Johnson ...
  Lut Mann (2 episodes, 2013)
Ingvar Grimberg ...
  Paturson (2 episodes, 2013)
Stian Thorstensen ...
  Asle Bråthen (2 episodes, 2013)
Ketil Høegh ...
  Prest på Røst (1 episode, 2013)
André Santagati ...
  Boxer (1 episode, 2013)
Henriette Espmarker ...
  Jente på gaten (1 episode, 2013)
Robin Jacobsen ...
  Boxer (1 episode, 2013)
Håkon Ruud ...
  Boxer (1 episode, 2013)
Jon Aga ...
  Fred (1 episode, 2013)

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'The Half Brother' revolves around the life of a family spanning five generations in the 20th century. The book opens in Berlin in 1990, at the film festival, as the Berlin Wall is still coming down. It ends in Oslo the day after. But the story begins with Vera, Barnum's mother, on V-Day 1945. At a local level the story is about half-brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo; Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his. At a universal level, the story is about Europe after World War II, a continent split in half, which will become one again. That is the quest of this epic: to see two halves become a whole. The narrative chosen for the quest is that of a mystery: Who is the father? As the story progresses, the viewer realizes that not just the identity of one father is being sought. Written by Mette Marit Bølstad

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Also Known As
  • The Half Brother (World-wide, English title)
  • The Half Brother (United States)
  • The Half Brother (United Kingdom)
  • Der Halbbruder (Germany)
  • Velipuoli (Finland)
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  • 362 min
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