''Victoria'' is a 2013 Norwegian drama film directed by

Torun Lian Torun Lian (born 15 January 1956) is a Norwegian playwright, film director and novelist. She made her literary début in 1988 with the collection ''Tre skuespill'', for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 1995 she was awarde ...

, starring

Jakob Oftebro Jakob Hoff Oftebro (born 12 January 1986) is a Norwegian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004 including Hamilton and ''Kon-Tiki'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy ...

, Iben Akerlie and

Bill Skarsgård Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''It Chapter Two'' (2019). Other horror appearances were in the series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2 ...

. It tells the story of the love between the daughter of a landowner and the son of a local miller. The film is based on the novel ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

'' by

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to conscio ...

. It was released in Norway on 1 March 2013.

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 ...

received the

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 ...

for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Cast

* Iben Akerlie as Victoria *

as Johannes *

as Otto *

as Victoria's father

References

External links

* 2013 drama films 2013 films Films based on Norwegian novels Films based on romance novels Films based on works by Knut Hamsun Films set in Norway Norwegian drama films 2010s Norwegian-language films {{Norway-film-stub