TV Series2023 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended

War Sailor

Name: War Sailor
Genre: Drama
Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Ine Marie Wilmann, Pål Sverre Hagen

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalwarslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA serious, grounded drama series: moving and rough-edged. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.5 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Where to watch

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Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Limited Series

· 2023 · 3 episodes

Episodes (3)

1Episode 12 Apr 2023
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.
2Episode 22 Apr 2023
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.
3Episode 32 Apr 2023
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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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB