The Birdcatcher
The Birdcatcher

The Birdcatcher

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2019
1h 37m
5.5(63 votes)
Drama
Thriller
War

Overview

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.

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Voltage Pictures
Norsk Filminstitutt

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Esther

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
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Arthur Hakalahti

Aksel

Arthur Hakalahti
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Jakob Cedergren

Johann

Jakob Cedergren
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Laura Birn

Anna

Laura Birn
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Johannes Bah Kuhnke

Fred

Johannes Bah Kuhnke
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August Diehl

Herman

August Diehl
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Anders Baasmo Christiansen

Tor

Anders Baasmo Christiansen
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Jonas Hoff Oftebro

Petter

Jonas Hoff Oftebro
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Andrea Bræin Hovig

Rebecca

Andrea Bræin Hovig
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Tibo Vandenborre

Reichmann

Tibo Vandenborre
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Dag Malmberg

Hans

Dag Malmberg
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Jon Øigarden

Gestapo Officer

Jon Øigarden
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Bjørn Skagestad

Karlsen

Bjørn Skagestad
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Marte Germaine Christensen

The Veterinarian

Marte Germaine Christensen
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Per Bogstad Gulliksen

Dr. Hansen

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Janne Kokkin

Mrs. Henie

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Gerdi Schjelderup

Mrs. Jensen

Gerdi Schjelderup
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Jørgen Langhelle

Henry Gleditsch

Jørgen Langhelle
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Hans Petter Nilsen

Gregers

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Trond-Ove Skrødal

Hay Truck Driver

Trond-Ove Skrødal
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Ewald Bos

Herman's Soldier #1

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Are Bruvold

Herman's Soldier #2

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Kjetil Nordø

Herman's Soldier #3

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Odd Roald Horjem

Herman's Soldier #4

Odd Roald Horjem
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Claire Judic

Fugitive #1

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Eshan Rajabi

Fugitive #2

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Trond Abelsen

Fugitive #3

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Maria Aronsen

Fugitive #4

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Jon Vegard Hovdal

NS Official #1

Jon Vegard Hovdal
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Espen Sletvold

NS Official #2

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Marit Kvitseth

NS Official's Wife #1

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Caroline Fredriksen

NS Official's Wife #2

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Mari Berger Skjøstad

Karlsen's Wife

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Per Gunnar Merakerli

Man in a Suit

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Olav Strand

Reichmann's Soldier

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Jonetta Kviseth

Baby

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Klaus Ulvestad

German Soldier #1

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Henning Nilsen

German Soldier #2

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Frode Stenhaug

Reichmann's Driver

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Ragna Binde

Old Woman

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Maja Guldberg

Daughter

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Doula Lymniati

Mother

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Tom Eikrem

Father

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Stian Hovland Pedersen

Gestapo Officer #1

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Ståle Tørring

Gestapo Officer #2

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Directing

Gerd Aker

Script Supervisor

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