''Comrade Pedersen'' () is a 2006 Norwegian drama film directed by

Hans Petter Moland Hans Petter Moland (born 17 October 1955) is a Norwegian film director. Career Moland was born in Oslo. He had received awards for his commercials at major festivals, including Cannes, before he made his feature debut in 1993 with ''The Last Lieu ...

, starring

Kristoffer Joner Kristoffer Joner (born 19 September 1972) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Villmark'' and '' The Man Who Loved Yngve''. He was a part of Rogaland Teater when he was 14 years of age until his early 20s. He was one of th ...

and

Ane Dahl Torp Ane Dahl Torp (born 1 August 1975) is a Norwegian actress. Early life Born on 1 August 1975, in Bærum Torp is the daughter of Norwegian linguistics professor Arne Torp. Career Torp had her first film appearance in ''The Woman of My Life' ...

. It is set in the late 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a high-school teacher who tries to settle down in a small industrial town and gets caught up in the then trending Marxist-Leninist movement in Norway. The film is an adaptation of

Dag Solstad Dag Solstad (16 July 1941 – 14 March 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. Solstad wrote nearly 30 books and was the only author to have received the Norwegian L ...

's 1982 novel ''

Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land ''Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land'' is a novel by Dag Solstad published in 1982. The title translates as ''Gymnasium Teacher Pedersen's Account of the Great Political Awakening Which H ...

'' ("Gymnasium teacher Pedersen's report on the great political awakening that has haunted our country"). The film premiered on 24 February 2006. Moland received the Best Director award at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

Cast

as school teacher Knut Pedersen *

as Nina Skåtøy * Anne Ryg as Lise Tanner *

Jan Gunnar Røise Jan Gunnar Røise (born 24 September 1975) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Eidsvoll, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre, and has been employed there ...

as Werner Ludal * Stig Henrik Hoff as Jan Klåstad *

Fridtjov Såheim Fridtjov Såheim (born 2 July 1968) is a Norwegian stage director, stage actor and film actor. Biography Såheim has worked for the theatres Den Nationale Scene, Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret. Among his characters is the title role in ...

as Gunnar Bøe *

Silje Torp Silje Torp (born Silje Torp Færavaag, 19 October 1974) is a Norwegian actress and author. Biography Torp attended the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1997 until 2000. Before this, she lived in Italy for three years and went to an ar ...

as Anne Britt Bru *

Jon Øigarden Jon Øigarden (born 31 May 1971) is a Norwegian actor, who is well known for his role as journalist Peter Verås in the TV series ''Mammon'', Jarl Varg in Norsemen, and other Norwegian films. Career Jon Øigarden was educated at the Norwegian N ...

as Harald Tholfsen * Elin Sogn as Unni Langmoen *

Henriette Steenstrup Henriette Steenstrup (born 29 September 1974) is a Norwegian actress, comedian and scriptwriter. Personal life Steenstrup was born in Oslo on 29 September 1974. She was married to actor Fridtjov Såheim from 2006 to 2016, and has two children ...

as Mrs. Bøe * Robert Skjærstad as Unni Langmoen's husband *

Linn Skåber Linn Skåber (born 31 March 1970) is a Norwegian actress, singer, comedian, text writer and TV personality. She made her stage début on Oslo Nye Teater (''Centralteatret'') in 1997, playing the title role in Goldoni's comic opera '' Mirandol ...

as principal

References

2006 drama films 2006 films 2000s Norwegian-language films Films based on Norwegian novels Films directed by Hans Petter Moland Films set in Norway Norwegian drama films {{2000s-Norway-film-stub