The Lives of My Father. Photo: Per Ingvar Rognes
When Didrik Hallstrøm finds a box of old tapes and documents in his father’s attic, he uncovers a story almost too strange to be true. Was his father, Bjørn Hallstrøm, a well-known Norwegian TV-journalist - really working decades as a spy for the CIA?
For the first time, Bjørn begins to speak openly about his past. As Didrik digs deeper, the life - and lies of a man who blurred the lines between journalism, propaganda, and international espionage begins to emerge. But can any of it be trusted?
The Lives of My Father is an intimate, investigative documentary about the cost of deception and boundaries between public persona, adventure, and truth. Using extraordinary archival footage and personal testimony, the series explores how Bjørn’s double life as a journalist and intelligence operative shaped, and fractured - those closest to him.