2024 * Not Rated * 1h 51m A powerful WWII movie that's unlike anything I've seen before. Just about everything about this remarkable film is picture perfect. The acting, cinematography, writing, and storyline is fantastic. And it's based on a true story.
At the beginning of the film, the narrator says, "I have 5 Drawers in my head. The three top drawers I open all the time. Draw number four I open less often. I closed the bottom drawer May 8th, 1945, and haven't opened it since." This is the story about the things from the bottom drawer.
The story takes place in Oslo, Norway during the war. Gunnar Sonsteby--Code Name "Number 24"-- is a young man who's joined the resistance, engaged in fighting the occupying the Nazis, who have taken over his country. His mission, with help from the British, is to kill Norwegian collaborators, one man at a time. The story goes back and forth from the older Gunnar (Erik Hivju), who is living in the present day, giving a speech to a group of high school students, to the war years where young Gunnar (Sjur Vatne Brean) is engaged in the mission.
It's a quiet, slow moving film that will definitely leave you in a contemplative mood. Mushc more powerful than a film filled with huge battles and endless gunfire and explosions. Especially after seeing one of the students questioning his actions killing fellow Norwegians. If you're looking for a different take on a WWII film, be sure to check this one out.
Five stars
Currently streaming on Netflix.
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