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Deadline Torp (2005)
Director: Nils Gaup
Cast: Jørgen Langhelle, Emil Forselius, Danilo Bejarano, Sven Nordin
Runtime116 min
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On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a massive police hunt underway, the robbers ended up taking two civilians and two police officers hostage. Next morning the drama would come to a deadly halt at nearby Torp Airport, where for the first time in history, a Norwegian police chief was forced to give the order to shoot to kill.
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Deadline Torp is a 2005 Norwegian drama thriller television film directed by Nils Gaup. Based on a real-life bank robbery and hostage situation, the film has received generally positive reviews from critics and has been praised for its tense and gripping portrayal of the events. However, audience reception has been more mixed, with the film holding a 6.9/10 rating on IMDb.
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Directed by acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Nils Gaup, Deadline Torp (2005) blends thrilling action with powerful character drama as it recounts a real-life hostage situation at a Norwegian airport. Fans of Gaup's unique cinematic style and tense, grounded thrillers will particularly appreciate this film's gripping narrative and the strong performances from its talented cast, including Jørgen Langhelle and Sven Nordin.
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Deadline Torp, also known as Torp-Dramaet, is a TV miniseries co-written by crime author Jo Nesbø based on the true events of the 1994 Torp hostage crisis. It was produced for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
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