COLLECTION · Series · 2023

War Sailor

Name: War Sailor
Genre: Drama
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 7.7

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When WWII erupts, two sailors on a Norwegian merchant ship face brutal conditions as they fight to survive a conflict they were never asked to join. Based on true stories of Norwegian merchant sailors and their families during and after World War II.

Source: TMDB

* 7.7 (66)DramaGermany · Malta

Creators

Gunnar Vikene

Countries

Germany · Malta · Norway

Studios

Netflix · Mer Film · Studio Hamburg · Falkun Films · Rohfilm Factory · Zweidorff Studio

Runtime

60 min/ep

Age rating

TV-MA

Release

02/04/2023

Score

7.7 / 10 (66)

Where to watch

Streaming

Netflix

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Seasons and episodes

Limited Series

3 episodes · 2023

Episode 1. Episode 1

2023-04-02 · 60 min

Despite his daughter's desperate plea to stay, Alfred and his friend Sigbjørn set out on an 18-month assignment on a merchant ship headed to New York.

Episode 2. Episode 2

2023-04-02 · 59 min

Ships sink and allies die, but Alfred and Sigbjørn bravely fight the threat of the German Navy while their involuntary participation in the war drags on.

Episode 3. Episode 3

2023-04-02 · 57 min

In the wake of the war, Sigbjørn attempts to rebuild his life in Norway until a shocking letter leads him to make a fateful decision.

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Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)world war iibased on true storyminiseriesnorwegian resistancebergen norwaynorwegian history