Max Manus
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.
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