Into the White (2012)

Norway, WWII: A group of British and German soldiers find themselves stranded in the wilderness after an aircraft battle. Finding shelter in the same cabin, they realize the only way to survive the winter is to place the rules of war aside.

Director:

Petter Næss

Writers:

Ole Meldgaard, Dave Mango,

Stars:

Florian Lukas, David Kross, Stig Henrik Hoff

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Florian Lukas	...	Leutnant Horst Schopis
David Kross	...	Unteroffizier Josef Schwartz
Stig Henrik Hoff	...	Feldwebel Wolfgang Strunk
Lachlan Nieboer	...	Captain Charles P. Davenport
Rupert Grint	...	Gunner Robert Smith
Kim Haugen	...	Bjørn Gustavsen - Norwegian Ski Patrol
Knut Joner	...	Harald Gustavsen - Norwegian Ski Patrol
Morten Faldaas	...	Terje - Norwegian Ski Patrol
Sondre Krogtoft Larsen	...	Kjell - Norwegian Ski Patrol

Storyline

In World War II, the German pilots Lieutenant Horst Schopis, Josef Schwartz and Wolfgang Strunk crash their airplane in the wilderness of Norway after shooting down a British airplane. They walk through a snow storm until they reach shelter in an abandoned hunter cabin. Soon the British pilot Captain Charles P. Davenport and the gunner Robert Smith arrive in the cabin and they become prisoners of the German pilots. However, after the initial friction between the enemies, they realize that they should team-up to survive in the wilderness in the beginning of an improbable friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

norway | world war two | anti war

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Norway Sweden

Language:

English Norwegian German

Release Date:

12 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comrade

Filming Locations:

Djupvatnet, Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$90 (USA) (12 April 2013)

Gross:

$547 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa International Norway, Eurimages, Film Fund FUZZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Color (film shown at the cinema) Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on true events. The names of the German airmen were not changed for this film, but the names of the British airmen were changed. The real names of the British airmen were captain R. T. Partridge (Davenport) and R.S. Bostok (Smith).

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Goofs

Davenport mentions that according to the Geneva Convention that as prisoners of war, they were allowed certain amenities. The 4th Geneva Convention was proclaimed in 1949, well after the end of the War, and no state formally ratified their acceptance of any of the first four GCs before this year.

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Quotes

Gunner Robert Smith: [after using a page of Mein Kampf as toilet paper] Hey Josef! I have to say, chapter two was a little rough on my ass.
Unteroffizier Josef Schwartz: I'm gonna kill you!

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

war enemies becomes friends

I just saw the movie. I give it a 9, it would have been a 10 if they had a scene of the planes fighting in the sky before the start. Sort of was missing that war scene so we could more get into the situation of hate of another.

But the actors does a great job, everyone is great. The beautiful and harsh landscape of the Norwegian mountains and wilderness is really beautiful and spectacular, and shows what sort of situation they are in. You get involved as an audience, you feel their emotions and feel their pain, and feels sorry for even the Germans. It is a story of enemies that hate each other, and end up as friends. A story based on true happenings and that is just what is so wonderful about it, seeing that even if they are true enemies, working together to stay alive is a much stronger force than hate and war.

The film is worth every penny to watch.