''Ulvenatten'' (Night of the Wolf) is a Norwegian action and drama film from 2008 directed by

Kjell Sundvall Kjell Gösta Sundvall (born 31 March 1953) is a Sweden, Swedish director/producer. Sundvall has directed a series of films about the police officer Martin Beck (played by Peter Haber). Selected filmography *2015 in film, 2015 - ''Prästen i pa ...

. It is based on

Tom Egeland Tom Egeland (born 8 July 1959 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. His great-grandfather was Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger, one of the pioneer authors of popular literature in Norway. Egeland's novels are published in Norwegian and translated ...

's 2005 novel of the same name. The film premiered in Norway on February 29, 2008. The film was seen by 61,672 viewers at Norwegian cinemas.

Plot

The film is portrays a live debate program on television, when terrorists from Chechnya take host Kristin Bye and the debaters hostage.

Cast

Anneke von der Lippe Anneke von der Lippe (born 22 July 1964) is a Norwegian actress. She made history as the first Norwegian – and Nordic - actress to win an International Emmy Award. Biography Von der Lippe graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of The ...

as Kristin Bye, the program host *

Dejan Čukić Dejan Čukić ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Чукић; born 25 November 1966) is a Serbian- Danish actor. He appeared in the Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning ...

as Ramzan, a terrorist * Christian Skolmen as Thomas Fjell, the hostage negotiator *

Ingar Helge Gimle Ingar Helge Gimle (born 28 September 1956) is a Norwegian actor. Born in Oslo, he made his stage debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1985. He was employed at Oslo Nye Teater from 1989 and at the National Theatre of Norway from 1996. For his stage wor ...

as Aksel Schjeldrup, the operational manager *

Jørgen Langhelle Jørgen Langhelle (18 August 1965 – 3 August 2021) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television. Biography Langhelle starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and ''Torpedo'' (2007), as well as in mo ...

as Bjørn Lehman, a police anti-terror unit leader *

Stig Henrik Hoff Stig Henrik Hoff (born 4 February 1965) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Vadsø but grew up in Berlevåg and Darbu. He is the son of Norwegian singer and writer Trygve Henrik Hoff Trygve Henrik Hoff (7 July 1938 – 2 December 19 ...

as Vidar Bø, a

Delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...

police member *

Sigrid Huun Sigrid Huun (born July 25, 1952) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in '' Himmel og helvete'' in 1969. Among her television performances, she is remembered for having performed in the comedy series ''Egentlig'' on NRK in the 1990s. ...

as Silje Gran * Ramadan Huseini as Ulven (the Wolf), a terrorist *

Lars Arentz-Hansen Lars Arentz-Hansen (17 November 1927 – 23 March 2009) was a Norwegian barrister. He was born in Kristiansund and took the cand.jur. Candidate ( or ) is the name of various academic degrees, which are today mainly awarded in Scandinavia. The d ...

as Leder, a

quartermaster *Ramil Aliyev as a Chechen student

References

External links

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''Ulvenatten''
at the

National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway () was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005. Prior to the e ...

''Ulvenatten''
at the

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2008 films Norwegian action drama films Norwegian action thriller films Films based on books Films directed by Kjell Sundvall 2000s Norwegian-language films Chechen wars films {{2000s-Norway-film-stub