Team Havnaa (2024)

	Directed by: Bård Breien	INTERNATIONAL TITLE Team Havnaa COUNTRY Norway GENRE Biographical drama/Comedy RUNNING TIME 105 minutes
	Produced by: Synnøve Hørsdal Lotte Sandbu
	Written by: Ravn Lanesskog Bård Breien Eske Troelstrup

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Erling	Tobias Santelmann	½
Magne	Odin Waage
Kai	Johannes Joner	½
Mogens Palle	Jacob Lohmann	½
Kai Robin	Jonas Hoff Oftebro	-
Alf Henrik Christensen	Mikkel Bratt Silset	½
Henne	Ingrid Giæver	-
David	Frank Kjosås	-
Turid	Ada Eide	-
Fengselsdirektør	Fridtjov Såheim	-
Knut Th. Gleditsch	Jonathan Espolin-Johnson	-

Review

This is a superb piece of cinematic entertainment based on the true story of the brothers Erling and Magne Havnaa, who became household names for their careers in boxing, kickboxing... and bank robbing. Bård Breien (Kunsten å tenke negativt) directs with a remarkable drive; the film bumbles along and takes you confidently through the highs and lows of these two remarkable lives without ever resorting to adulation or sentimentalism. Expert cinematography (Askild Edvardsen) and set decoration (Oto Häusler) recreate the late 1980s/early 1990s with vivid remembrance, and Breien finds a balance between sprightly comedy and mindful drama that even Miloš Forman would have been proud of. Still, the film's greatest asset is its two stars: Tobias Santelmann as Erling and Odin Waage as Magne. The incomparable Santelmann brings a wonderful gusto to his part and is about to establish himself as one of Norway's greatest actors of his generation. And the up-and-coming Waage demonstrates an understated depth as Magne.