DramaThrillerWar

The Birdcatcher

- Inspired by true events

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.

Release Date : 2019-03-08

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Reliance Entertainment Productions ScandiMotion Picture CapitalVoltage PicturesGarnet GirlNorsk Filminstitutt

Production Country : NorwayUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Esther

Original Name : Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aksel

Original Name : Arthur Hakalahti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johann

Original Name : Jakob Cedergren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Laura Birn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fred

Original Name : Johannes Bah Kuhnke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herman

Original Name : August Diehl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tor

Original Name : Anders Baasmo Christiansen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Petter

Original Name : Jonas Hoff Oftebro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rebecca

Original Name : Andrea Bræin Hovig

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reichmann

Original Name : Tibo Vandenborre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Dag Malmberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gestapo Officer

Original Name : Jon Øigarden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karlsen

Original Name : Bjørn Skagestad

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Veterinarian

Original Name : Marte Germaine Christensen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Hansen

Original Name : Per Bogstad Gulliksen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Henie

Original Name : Janne Kokkin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Jensen

Original Name : Gerdi Schjelderup

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Gleditsch

Original Name : Jørgen Langhelle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gregers

Original Name : Hans Petter Nilsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hay Truck Driver

Original Name : Trond-Ove Skrødal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herman's Soldier #1

Original Name : Ewald Bos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herman's Soldier #2

Original Name : Are Bruvold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herman's Soldier #3

Original Name : Kjetil Nordø

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herman's Soldier #4

Original Name : Odd Roald Horjem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fugitive #1

Original Name : Claire Judic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fugitive #2

Original Name : Eshan Rajabi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fugitive #3

Original Name : Trond Abelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fugitive #4

Original Name : Maria Aronsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : NS Official #1

Original Name : Jon Vegard Hovdal

Gender : Male

Character Name : NS Official #2

Original Name : Espen Sletvold

Gender : Male

Character Name : NS Official's Wife #1

Original Name : Marit Kvitseth

Gender : Male

Character Name : NS Official's Wife #2

Original Name : Caroline Fredriksen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karlsen's Wife

Original Name : Mari Berger Skjøstad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in a Suit

Original Name : Per Gunnar Merakerli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reichmann's Soldier

Original Name : Olav Strand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Jonetta Kviseth

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Soldier #1

Original Name : Klaus Ulvestad

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Soldier #2

Original Name : Henning Nilsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reichmann's Driver

Original Name : Frode Stenhaug

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Ragna Binde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daughter

Original Name : Maja Guldberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Doula Lymniati

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Tom Eikrem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gestapo Officer #1

Original Name : Stian Hovland Pedersen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gestapo Officer #2

Original Name : Ståle Tørring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Script Supervisor

Original Name : Gerd Aker

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

An enjoyable, if fairly routine story of a young Jewish girl who manages to escape the clutches of her Nazi captors during WWII. She cuts her hair and dresses/acts as a boy and seeks refuge working on a remote farm. What's new? The difference is, this one is set in the harsher climate of Norway and her predicament is incorporated into the broader theme of the Quisling-run kingdom's own difficulties with the Nazis. The family that adopts this new "boy" has plenty of problems of it's own and so there are plenty of sub-plots to complement the principal story. The pretty much entirely Nordic cast are all fairly competent, if not exactly outstanding; and it does offer a different take on the usual approach to this subject. The cinematography is beautifully bleak at times, and generally contributes much to this watchable war story.