The Arctic Convoy (original title: Konvoi) is a 2023 Norwegian war drama film directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. The film is inspired by the story of Convoy PQ 17, one of the Arctic convoys of World War II.
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Plot
In 1942, a cargo ship with a Norwegian crew, part of an Allied Arctic convoy transporting weapons to the Soviet Union, continues on its way after the disintegration of the convoy and the retreat of its military escort, making a perilous journey through waters patrolled by German forces.
Cast
Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Captain Skar
Tobias Santelmann as Mørk
Heidi Ruud Ellingsen as Ragnhild, the radio operator
Preben Hodneland as Lars
Adam Lundgren as Johan
Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen as Martinsen
Jon Ranes as Sigurd
Jakob Fort as Evensen
Tord Kinge as Isaksen
Trivia
The radio operator character (the only woman on the ship) was inspired by Fern Blodgett Sunde.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 7 critics' reviews are positive.