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The Golden Swan

  • Original title The Golden Swan
  • Director Anette Ostrø
  • Format Documentary films
  • Genre Documentary
  • Production Company Fri Film AS
  • Premiere 1st quarter of 2026
  • Producer Beathe Hofseth, Siri Natvik
  • Screenplay Anette Ostrø, Siri Lamark
  • Duration 88 min
  • Language Norwegian, English, Hindi
  • Cinematographer Henrik Bohn Ipsen
  • Editing Siv Lamark

In 1995 Hans Christian Ostrø is kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists in Kashmir. Now his sister, director Anette Ostrø, tells the story of his final months in captivity, transforming a brutal hostage drama into a deeply personal film about confronting fear and choosing forgiveness over hatred.

Grants to The Golden Swan

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The Golden Swan
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Date of decision: Mar 5, 2026 Applicant: Fri Film AS Awarded: NOK 50,000 Director: Anette Ostrø Producer: Beathe Hofseth, Siri Natvik Manus: Siv Lamark, Anette Ostrø
The Golden Swan
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Date of decision: Sep 16, 2022 Applicant: Fri Film AS Awarded: NOK 309,000 Director: Anette Ostrø Producer: Beathe Hofseth Manus: Anette Ostrø
The Golden Swan
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Date of decision: Jun 20, 2022 Applicant: Fri Film AS Awarded: NOK 524,144 Producer: Beathe Hofseth
The Golden Swan
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Date of decision: Dec 10, 2021 Applicant: Fri Film AS Awarded: NOK 2,550,000 Director: Anette Ostrø Producer: Beathe Hofseth Manus: Anette Ostrø
The Golden Swan (tidl. Bli venn med døden)
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Date of decision: Jan 14, 2021 Applicant: Fri Film AS Awarded: NOK 100,000 Director: Anette Ostrø Producer: Beathe Hofseth Manus: Anette Ostrø