The Half Brother

Overview

Revolving around the life of un-produced screenwriter Barnum Nilsen, The Half Brother is a dramatic family saga that offers an historical parable of 20th century Europe. On V Day, May 1945, as a continent emerges from war, Barnum’s mother Vera is raped in her attic in Oslo by an unknown man, leading to the birth of Barnum’s half brother, Fred. When Barnum is born five years later, to the man that Vera has since met and married, the Nilsen family, like Europe, is already splitting in two. Growing up together during the Cold War – Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his – the half brothers become estranged and Fred eventually disappears. At the film festival in Berlin in 1990, as the Wall is still coming down, Barnum learns that Fred has returned. Finally, as the true identity of Fred’s father comes to light, the two half brothers may once again be reunited.

Episodes

Liberation Day

S01E01 Liberation Day

January 6, 2013 45 min
A picture is found
Norway Puts Dots There

S01E02 Norway Puts Dots There

January 6, 2013 45 min
Livin Doll

S01E03 Livin Doll

January 13, 2013 45 min
T for Tango

S01E04 T for Tango

January 20, 2013 45 min
Discus and Death

S01E05 Discus and Death

January 27, 2013 45 min
Penalties

S01E06 Penalties

February 3, 2013 45 min
Debutantes

S01E07 Debutantes

February 10, 2013 45 min
Cormorant

S01E08 Cormorant

February 17, 2013 45 min

Cast

Nicolai Cleve Broch
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Barnum
Frank Kjosås
Frank Kjosås
Fred
Mariann Hole
Mariann Hole
Vera
Marianne Nielsen
Marianne Nielsen
Boletta
Oskar Sandven Lundevold
Oskar Sandven Lundevold
Barnum as Boy
Agnes Kittelsen
Agnes Kittelsen
Vivian
Vibeke Juell Bugge
Vivian as a girl
Henrik Holm
Henrik Holm
Young Peder

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