Quisling: The Final Days, written by Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen and directed by Erik Poppe, saw its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has received great reviews.

Quisling: The Final Days was shortlisted to be the Norwegian Oscar Entry.

“A superb historical drama about the far-right’s threat to democracy. /…/ In a fresh and provocative approach to the titular subject matter, Poppe and his screenwriters view it through the lens of Quisling’s prison meetings. /…/ This is a gripping cinematic experience.”
– Variety, US

“The plot and focus kept me intensely enthralled. The film is so interesting and so ingeniously made. /…/ I would not be surprised if this film is nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. The film deserves it.”
– Telemarksavisa, Norway ★★★★★★

“Afterwards, the film stuck in my mind. It challenges you perhaps in more areas than I first thought. Maybe the most dangerous people aren’t those who just appear to be evil.”
– Haugesunds Avis, Norway ★★★★★

“Quisling: The Final Days is a painful and very good film that in several sequences has me close to breathless, spellbound by the humanly incomprehensible.”
– Bergens Tidende, Norway ★★★★★

“High-level cinematography.”
– Cinema, Norway ★★★★★

“Historical drama with current relevance /…/ Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen’s superb script effectively discusses the obvious conflict between Quisling’s stated goals and the means he used to achieve them.”
– Filmpolitiet NRK, Norway ★★★★★

“Quisling: The Final Days is stylish and well-acted.”
– Filmtopp, Sweden ★★★★

“Impressive, thought-provoking, and forces us to ponder difficult questions.”
– Kulturbloggen, Sweden ★★★★

Quisling: The Final Days had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, where it was very well-received. Since its premiere, it has been met with fantastic reviews in Norwegian as well as international press.

The script is written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen with Erik Poppe directing.

The Quisling-project also includes a TV series for TV2, which goes further into the stories surrounding Quisling. A premiere date for the TV series will be announced soon.

The shooting of the film and TV series about Vidkun Quisling, the man responsible for one of the greatest betrayals during World War II, is about to begin.

Erik Poppe is director of this psychological drama, and the script is written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen. Actors Anders Danielsen Lie and Gard B. Eidsvold are set to headline.

In the story of Quisling’s last days, we get a condensed insight into a psychological and claustrophobic battle about truth and lies, faith and doubt. The project has its origins in extensive research and unique source material. Among the sources is a diary written by the priest Peder Olsen, Quisling’s confidante and one of his two counselors in prison, from the arrest of Quisling until his execution on 24 October 1945.

The project includes both a theatrical film and a TV series for TV2, that are expected to premiere in fall 2024.

The nominations for the 2021 Guldbagge Awards have been announced and The Emigrants, written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, received a staggering seven nominations, including for ‘Best Film.’

Knocking, directed by Frida Kempff, and JJ+E, directed by Alexis Almström, received three nominations each.

The Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held in Stockholm on January 24, 2022.

Today the Swedish Oscar Committee presented the shortlist for Sweden’s submission to the Academy Award for ‘Best International Feature Film.’ The Emigrants, screenwriters Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig’s adaptation of Vilhelm Moberg’s immortal classic, is one of three titles in the running.

The Emigrants is the story of Kristina Nilsson, a mother who leaves a poverty-stricken Sweden with her family in the 1850s and sets out on a long, dangerous journey, hoping to find a better life for herself and her children in America. Starring Lisa Carlehed and Gustaf Skarsgård, the story is now being told from Kristina’s perspective for the first time ever.

Acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Erik Poppe is the director of the film, which is produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, SF Studios, with support from the Swedish Film Institute.

The lauded drama series 22 July, created by Sara Johnsen and Pål Sletaune, has been awarded ‘Best Drama’ at the newly founded Norwegian Seriekritikerprisen.

Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen’s successful series Witch Hunt earned a nomination in the same category, and won ‘Best Actor’ for lead actress Ingrid Bolsø Berdal’s performance as the main character.

Seriekritikerprisen is the first Norwegian Critics Award solely for TV series. The jury consists of 18 critics from Norwegian media houses, and the awards come in three categories: ‘Best Drama,’ ‘Best Comedy’ and ‘Best Actor’.

Last year it was revealed that there will be a remake of The Emigrants, the beloved Swedish period drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s classic novel. It is now official that the shooting will begin in September, and the premiere has been set for Christmas Day, 2021.

The Emigrants will be directed by Erik Poppe and the screenplay written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anne Bache-Wiig. Lisa Carlehed and Gustaf Skarsgård will portray Kristina and Karl-Oskar. Also among the cast are Sofia Helin and Liv Ullmann.

The nominees for the 2020 Golden Screen Awards have been revealed. The Golden Screen (Gullruten) is the annual award for the Norwegian TV industry and their equivalent to the American Emmy Awards.

Pål Sletaune and Sara Johnsen are both nominated for their lauded TV series 22 July, Sletaune for ‘Best Director’ and Johnsen for ‘Best Script’. 22 July is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’. Øystein Karlsen, creator of the success series Exit, is nominated for ‘Best Script’ and ‘Best Director’ alongside Exit’s nominations for ‘Best TV Drama’ and ‘Best Innovation’. The much acclaimed TV series Witch Hunt, created and written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, is also nominated for ‘Best TV Drama’.

The winners will be announced on July 19 and the award show will air on TV 2 Norway and TV 2 Sumo.

Witch Hunt, the latest TV-series creation from the renowned screenwriter duo Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, premiered January 9 on TV 2 Norway and has received outstanding reviews in the Norwegian press.

“Witch Hunt must be the most important Norwegian drama series of the year. /…/ The escalating conflict is topical, striking and has a pronounced nerve.”
–Dagbladet

“I would like to commend Bache-Wiig and Rajendram for creating the solid concept and form of this series. /…/ High quality through and through.”
–Filmfront

“Exciting and shocking. /…/ The creators Rajendram and Bache-Wiig have constructed a complex and believable story.”
–Stavanger Aftenblad

“A well-written and clever script. /…/ High quality craftsmanship.”
–NRK P3

“This is deliciously entertaining.”
–Verdens Gang

“Rarely has a Norwegian TV series introduced its themes and aesthetics in a more concise or elegant way. /…/ A clever drama thriller filled with connotations.”
–Morgenbladet

“Top quality.”
–730

“Meticulously and realistically portrayed.”
–Dagsavisen

“Siv Rajendram and Anna Bache-Wiig knows how to deliver quick twist and turns and blindside their heroes and villains.”
–Aftenposten

Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig’s latest TV-series creation, Witch Hunt, is the story of how one single action can trigger a scandal of national proportions with consequences reaching as far up as Norway’s elite. With a focus on power struggles and corruption, Rajendram Eliassen and Bache-Wiig delve deep into the psychological, relational and political consequences of whistleblowing.

Witch Hunt is produced by Miso Film Norway and will premiere on TV 2 Norway in early 2020.

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It is now official that The Emigrants, a remake of the beloved Swedish period drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s classic novel, will be directed by Erik Poppe. The screenplay will be written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anne Bache-Wiig, who recently collaborated with Poppe also on the award-winning U-July 22 (2018).

The Emigrants tells the story of Kristina and her husband Karl-Oskar, who emigrate from Sweden to America in the 1850s. Determined to flee poverty, religious persecution and social oppression, they head across the Atlantic in search of a better life.

Fredrik Wikström Nicastro produces for SF and the film will shoot in 2020.

The brilliant screenwriter duo, Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig, behind the highly successful TV series Acquitted (2015-2016) and the praised feature film U -July 22 (2018), are now further establishing their position as storytellers with a strong and societally engaging voice.

Their new TV series Witch Hunt is the story of how one single action can trigger a scandal of national proportions with consequences affecting all the way up to Norway’s elite society. With a focus on power struggles and corruption, Rajendram Eliassen and Bache-Wiig delve deep into the psychological, relational and political consequences of whistleblowing.

Witch Hunt is produced by Miso Film Norway and will premiere on TV 2 Norway in early 2020.