Max Manus

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A 2008 Norwegian film about the eponymous World War II resistance fighter.

Notable as one of the highest-grossing Norwegian films ever, as well as sparking much domestic debate about the glorification of the resistance movement.

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Provides examples of:

• Anyone Can Die - played straight.
• Based on a True Story
• Break the Cutie - Max himself, as well as Tallak when he is captured by the Germans
• Ho Yay - Max and Gregers
• Light Is Not Good - Fehmer is blond, courteous, cultured and loves the country he is helping occupy - so much, in fact, that he does not balk at torture and killing to get rid of the resistance fighters.
• Meet Cute - Max and Tikken
• Those Wacky Nazis - Fehmer being an example of the cultured one.
• Older Than They Look - Kjakan