Max Manus

Max Manus

Based on a true story, this action packed drama follows the life of Norwegian WWII hero Max Manus, once of the country's most celebrated resistance fighters.

After fighting Soviet Russia during the Winter War in Finland, Manus returns to Norway to fight the Nazi invasion of his country. Stringing together courageous anti-German operations, unlikely escapes, and audacious sabotage operations, Max becomes a leader of the Norwegian resistance and a WWII hero.

Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
Norway, 2009
Norwegian, German, English with English subtitles
118 minutes

Max Manus