The Arctic Convoy

Name: The Arctic Convoy
Genre: Drama, History, Action, War
Released: 2023-12-25
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Tobias Santelmann, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Preben Hodneland, Adam Lundgren

Courage becomes their only lifeline.

Konvoi (2023)

Timing: 1:49 (109 min)

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Release date

2023-12-25

Country

Norway

Production

Fantefilm

Genre

Drama, History, Action, War

Budget

$6 600 000

Box office

$3 637 940

Website

https://fantefilm.no/

Director

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Actors

Tobias Santelmann, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Preben Hodneland, Adam Lundgren, Jon Ranes, Olav Waastad, Jakob Fort, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Tord Kinge
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Scenario

Christian Siebenherz, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg

Producer

Martin Sundland, Thea Benedikte Kevin Karlsen, Catrin Gundersen

Camera operator

Oskar Dahlsbakken

Composer

Johannes Ringen

Artist

Pål Petersen-Bergvik, Heimir Sverrisson

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Editing

Elise Solberg, Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen, Christian Siebenherz
Whole Team (22)

Short description

In 1942, a convoy of 35 civilian ships, carrying vital supplies from Iceland to the Soviet Union, faces deadly challenges in the Arctic. Despite Allied naval escort, catastrophic intelligence errors expose the convoy to relentless German air and naval attacks. In the brutal conditions, inexperienced civilian sailors fight for survival, with only 12 ships making it to their destination.

What's left behind the scenes

The film featured the D/S Hestmanden vessel, built in 1911 and restored to working condition. This vessel participated in naval convoys during both World War I and World War II, after which it became a museum exhibit.
The film is set in the summer of 1942, when the Arctic convoy PQ-17 was dispatched. Out of the 41 ships that left the shores of Iceland, three returned to their port of departure, and 24 were sunk. 10 merchant ships (one British, six American, one Panamanian, and two Soviet) and 4 auxiliary ships reached Arkhangelsk. They transported 70,000 tons of cargo out of the 200,000 tons sent from Iceland. A total of 14 ships under the American flag were sunk.