Comrade Pedersen

Based On the book by Dag Solstad

Comrade Pedersen (Norwegian: Gymnaslærer Pedersen) is a 2006 Norwegian drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp. It is set in the late 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a high-school teacher who tries to settle down in a small industrial town and gets caught up in the then trending Marxist-Leninist movement in Norway. The film is an adaptation of Dag Solstad's 1982 novel Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land ("Gymnasium teacher Pedersen's report on the great political awakening that has haunted our country"). The film premiered on 24 February 2006.

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Release date:

February 24, 2006

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Cast:

Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Ryg, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Year page:

2006 in adaptations