The Warrior's Heart is a 1992 Norwegian film, directed by Leidulv Risan

Leidulv Risan

Leidulv Risan is a Norwegian screenwriter, film director and professor at The Norwegian Filmschool at Lillehammer. Since 2005 he has been the leader for the screenwriting program at the Film School. Risan is educated at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden...

 and starring Anneke von der Lippe

Anneke von der Lippe

Anneke von der Lippe is a Norwegian actress.She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1988, and has since acted both at Det Norske Teatret and at Nationaltheatret , in roles such as "Nora" in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, "Masja" in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, and...

, Peter Snickars, Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor best known for playing Leutnant Hans Von Witzland in the 1993 film Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in Der Untergang, and Captain Englehorn in the 2005 remake of King Kong.-Early life:Kretschmann was born in Dessau, former...

, Bjørn Sundquist

Bjørn Sundquist

Bjørn Richard Sundquist is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles.For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and Hamlet....

 and Iren Reppen

Iren Reppen

Iren Reppen is a Norwegian actress.She graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1990. Her debut was in the play «Romeo og Julie» ved Trøndelag Teater in 1990. She has since worked at Det Norske Teatret , and other theatres...

. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival

1992 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :*Gérard Depardieu *John Boorman *Carlo Di Palma *Jamie Lee Curtis *Joële Van Effenterre *Lester James Peries *Nana Djordjadze *Pedro Almodóvar *René Cleitman...

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Plot

A love story during the Second World War in Scandinavia. Ann Mari, a Norwegian, works as a nurse in the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the Soviet Union. She falls in love with the Finnish soldier Markus. The war stops temporarily, and they settle down in northern Norway. Norway gets occupied by Germany and Markus leaves Ann Mari, as Finland goes to war again to win back the lost territory. A short time later Markus seems to be dead and Ann Mari falls in love with the German soldier Maximilian. But Markus soon returns alive. After a struggle for Ann Mari they three take refuge from the Germans to Sweden, but Sweden deports foreign deserters.

Cast

• Anneke von der Lippe
  Anneke von der Lippe
  Anneke von der Lippe is a Norwegian actress.She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1988, and has since acted both at Det Norske Teatret and at Nationaltheatret , in roles such as "Nora" in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, "Masja" in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, and...
  
   as Ann Mari Salmi
• Peter Snickars as Markus Salmi
• Thomas Kretschmann
  Thomas Kretschmann
  Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor best known for playing Leutnant Hans Von Witzland in the 1993 film Stalingrad, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in The Pianist, Hermann Fegelein in Der Untergang, and Captain Englehorn in the 2005 remake of King Kong.-Early life:Kretschmann was born in Dessau, former...
  
   as Lt. Maximillian Luedt
• Mona Hofland
  Mona Hofland
  Mona Hofland was a Norwegian actress of theatre and television.She had her stage debut at Studioteatret in 1949 and since built a reputation as a solid versatile actress...
  
   as Ann Mari's mother
• Juha Muje as Olli
• Bjørn Sundquist
  Bjørn Sundquist
  Bjørn Richard Sundquist is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles.For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and Hamlet....
  
   as Karl Simonnaes
• Solfrid Heier as Mrs. Simmonaes
• Iren Reppen
  Iren Reppen
  Iren Reppen is a Norwegian actress.She graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1990. Her debut was in the play «Romeo og Julie» ved Trøndelag Teater in 1990. She has since worked at Det Norske Teatret , and other theatres...
  
   as Kari Simonnaes
• Paul-Ottar Haga as Claus
• Per Christensen
  Per Christensen
  Per Christensen was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include Elling, Hotel Cæsar, The Warrior's Heart and The Passionate Demons.-External links:...
  
   as Vicar
• Werner Heinrich Möller as Claus
• Christoph Künzler as Captain