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Bjørn Sundquist
Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and Hamlet. When he received the Honorary Amanda Award (Norway's answer to Oscar) in 2000, he became the youngest ever recipient of the greatest honor in Norwegian film. He was 52 at the time and only a few months younger than Liv Ullmann, who received the honorary award in 1992. He is of Sami heritage on his mother's side (a minority originating mainly from the northern parts of the Scandinavian peninsula often referred to as Sápmi). He has had several TV-roles for both NRK, the biggest Norwegian television channel, and Norway's largest commercial channel, TV2. Sundquist has been awarded both a Gullruten and an Amanda award for his leading role as police chief Inspector Konrad Sejer in the television miniseries ''Sejer''. Sundquist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammerfest
Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Kvalsund, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn. The municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 102nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,274. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Other small islands such as Håja, Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. Most parts of the municipality do not have a road connection with the rest of Norway; only Kvaløya island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok (TV Series)
''Ragnarok'' is a Norwegian fantasy drama streaming television series reimagining of Norse mythology from Netflix. It takes place in the present-day fictional Norwegian town of Edda in Hordaland, which is plagued by climate change and industrial pollution caused by factories owned by the local Jutul family. The Jutuls are actually four ''Jötunn'' (supernatural beings) posing as a family. They are challenged by Magne, a teenage boy who is surprised to learn that he is the reincarnation of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. He begins to fight against those who are destroying the town after his friend dies under mysterious circumstances. In the second season, he is joined by more people who embody other Norse gods. The series premiered in January 2020, with a second season released in May 2021. It is Netflix's third Norwegian-language TV series, following '' Home for Christmas'' and ''Lilyhammer''. The series is produced by the Danish production company SAM Productions. In November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1732 Høtten
''Bloody Angels'' (Norwegian: ''1732 Høtten'') is a 1998 Norwegian thriller film directed by Karin Julsrud, starring Reidar Sørensen, Stig Henrik Hoff and Lailia Goody.The film was Julsrud's directorial début Plot In the small village of Høtten, six months after the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, one of the suspects is found dead. Nicholas Ramm (Reidar Sørensen) has to investigate the crime. Reception Reviewers were split on the film, but generally not very positive. In a review for Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang, Jon Selås gave the movie a " die throw" of one and called it a "speculative, purposeless and ice-cold miss". Eirik W. Alver of Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newspa ... was slightly more satisfied with the film, giving it three point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
