The Nation's Gambit (2026)
Norway's Prime Minister is kidnapped by a terrorist who makes only one demand – that the politicians in power play a game of chess over the Prime Minister's life. Each chess piece represents people who work for the state or leaders in society. If the politicians win the game, the prime minister will live, but every piece lost on the chess boards means the loss of a human life. The politicians and their appointed rescue team, the Delta Squad, are faced with an impossible dilemma: can they afford to sacrifice human lives in an attempt to save the Prime Minister? With only 24 hours to win the game and save the prime minister, they have no choice but to play the deadly game.
Director:
John Andreas Andersen
Writers:
Rakel Kraft Biørnstad, Christopher Grøndahl.
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Pål Sverre Hagen as Anton Block |
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Penda Faal as Björk Adekoia Block |
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Maria Bonnevie as Frøya Lande |
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Tobias Santelmann as Are Stranger |
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Jon Øigarden as Viktor Fløysland |
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Gina Bernhoft Gørvell as Åse Prahner |
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Glenn André Kaada as Kjetil Rykke |
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Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes as Ragnhild Fure |
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Jonas Hoff Oftebro as Tom Myhren |
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Erland Bakker as Thorvald Astrup |
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Emil Olafsson as Sven Øen |
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Martin Karelius Østensen as Bamse |
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Dino Keljalic as Sasha |
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Inga Strümke as Ina Tofte |
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Line Heie Hallem as Solveig Block Lier |
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Richard Skog as Store-Tom |
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Jeppe Beck Laursen as Bombe-syver |
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Marcus Levaag as Glenn Rino Åvik |
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Sofie Vollan as Tvillingsøster |
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Idun Vollan as Tvillingsøster |
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Christoffer Staib as Kris Munksgård |
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Fredrik Skogsrud as Einar Jensen |
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Maria Bock as Annelise Kleven |
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Torstein Bae as Torstein Bae |
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Nina Owing as Herself |
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Magnus Carlsen as Himself |
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Maja Zachariassen Lay as Sykepleier |
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Erna Solberg as Herself (archive footage) |
| Production | Stig Hjerkinn Haug | Producer |
| Writing | Rakel Kraft Biørnstad | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christopher Grøndahl | Screenplay |
| Production | Fredrik Støbakk | Producer |
| Writing | Johan Høst | Novel |
| Production | Tale Bryn Teigene | Producer |
| Directing | John Andreas Andersen | Director |
| Camera | John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Johannes Ringen | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen | Editor |
| Production | Ellen Michelsen | Casting Director |
