War Sailor

2022

2 hr. 30 min.

Drama

War

List

80%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

91%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

Merchant sailors are caught in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean during Germany's invasion of Norway and hijacked into working for the Allied war effort.

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Persaud W

Superb! the best acting and good makeup amd costume.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Tim G

Should have narrowed it's focus - what year is it now? and now? - and unfortunately the reveals are telegraphed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Mr H

A decent series with an exceptional final scene.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Leo N

Too similar to dear John. Over played.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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Romie M

Brilliantly written, directed and acted, this is a gripping, at times excruciating, film. The characters are beautifully, painfully individual, the story unexpected and painfully convincing. It takes us inside the actions of war but the unforgettable moments are the still ones in which nothing happens but meaning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/23

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Jack K

Seriously good stuff. Put it next to Dunkirk and Chernobyl with lighter heart palpitations. Short and to the point and gives us another great illustration with all these other war movies/shows just how many little pieces came together when the entire world was fractured

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/25/23

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Gunnar Vikene

Director

Kristoffer Joner

Alfred

Pål Sverre Hagen

Sigbjørn

Ine Marie Wilmann

Cecilia

Henrikke Lund Olsen

Magdeli

Armand Hannestad

William

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David Rooney

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Powerful and engrossing.

Nov 18, 2022

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Everyone, in short, has given their all, only to skim the surface of this saga. As the credits roll, there is a sad sense that a little less could have been so much more.

Oct 21, 2023

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

War Sailor offers some of the best ensemble acting seen in recent years. It’s been perfectly cast down to the smallest role.

Rated: A-

Jul 19, 2023

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Alberto Carlos

Espinof

Although some of its low moments can get boring, Vikene always recovers and builds up tension whenever it deviates. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 3, 2023

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

War Sailor is the best kind of war movie: a character drama that happens amidst war, focusing most on how the characters are changed by the atrocities over the years.

Sep 23, 2022

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Synopsis

Merchant sailors are caught in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean during Germany's invasion of Norway and hijacked into working for the Allied war effort.

Director: Gunnar Vikene
Executive Producer: Axel Helgeland, Dirk Schürhoff, Michael Reuter, Kim Magnusson, Christian Bévort, Michael Fleischer, Marcus Clausen, Peter Jein
Screenwriter: Gunnar Vikene
Production Co: Falkun Films, Mer Film
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: Norwegian