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Documentary film Joan of Arc from the North
(Nordlands Jeanne d’Arc )

Liv Grannes from Mosjøen became Norway's highest decorated woman after World War II. But her achievements, and Stalin and Churchill's false flag operation in Helgeland, disappeared in the darkness of history. Liv kept her moral compass through near-impossible choices during a war filled with sacrifice, betrayal, fraud, and tragedy. She was called Jeanne D'Arc of the North by the British, whereas in Norway, her history was never revealed - until now. 


Production and distribution

Production Year:
2020
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2021-01-19
Production company:
NordicStories Nord AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
Fritt Ord Foundation
Filmfond Nord
Fond for lyd og bilde
Producer:
Rune H. Trondsen
Line producer:
Gunhild Wærness
Film consultant:
Eirin Gjørv

Director

  • Fredrik Horn Akselsen

    Fredrik Horn Akselsen (b. 1982) studied film at NTNU in Norway, and at QUT in Australia. Akselsen has written and directed six award-winning documentary films and has published three books.    

    Filmography: 

    2010: Treason and Sabotage 

    2012: The Exorcist in the 21st Century 

    2015: The King and the Crook 

    2016: Blackhearts 

    2018: The Scapegoat 

    2019: Vikings vs. Wolves – The Battle of Finance  

    Fredrik Horn Akselsen

Festivals

2021:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2021:
Human International Documentary Film Festival
2021:
Movies on War
2022:
Nordic Lights Film Festival in Seattle
2022:
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Fredrik Horn Akselsen
Screenplay:
Fredrik Horn Akselsen
Cinematographer:
Viggo Knudsen
Editor:
Hilde Bjørnstad
Composer:
Raymond Enoksen
Sound Design:
Krister Johnson
Narrator:
Mads Ousdal

Technical information

Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
63'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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