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Land of Mine
Why this pick
A stark Scandinavian WWII survival drama with unforgiving landscapes, mounting physical danger and a similarly humane focus on endurance under impossible conditions.
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MOVIE2017 2h 16m NOR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
''The 12th Man'' tells the dramatic story of Jan Baalsrud's escape from the Nazis during World War II.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Thomas Gullestad
Jan Baalsrud
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kurt Stage
Marie Blokhus
Gudrun Grønvoll
Martin Kiefer
Walter Wenders
Vegar Hoel
Sigurd Eskeland