Hellfjord

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Television series
German title Hellfjord
Original title Hellfjord
Country of production Norway
original language Norwegian
year 2012
Production
company		 Tappeluft Pictures
length 30 minutes
Episodes 7 in 1 season
genre Comedy , crime , mystery
production Tommy Wirkola , Anne Bergseng , Kjetil Omberg , Terje Stroemstad
music Wibe Christian
camera Matthew Weston
First broadcast October 9, 2012 on NRK1
German-language
first broadcast		 January 19, 2014 on ProSieben Fun
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Hellfjord is a Norwegian television series from 2012. It consists of seven 30-minute episodes. The first episode was broadcast for the first time on October 9, 2012 on NRK1 . The series was produced by Tommy Wirkola and Tappeluft Pictures for NRK . Some critics compared it to the American cult series Twin Peaks . Will Ferrell and Adam McKay secured the remake rights to the series for the American market in order to develop it for Showtime .

The series has nothing in common with the Hellfjorden fjord . It was shot in summer 2011 in Gryllefjord on the island of Senja and in Øverbygd (film camp).

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The Norwegian crime series is about the policeman Salmander from Oslo , who shoots his police horse during a parade in front of hundreds of children and is therefore sentenced to Hellfjord for three months until he is released. There he meets the Lensman Kobba and the journalist Johanne. Since Salmander is a southerner with Pakistani roots and now meets a conservative original Norwegian as a partner, humorous situations often arise, which always brighten the drama and dark tension of the episodes a little.

Zahid Ali and Stig Frode Henriksen at the Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz in April 2013

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Surname actor episode
Salmander Zahid Ali 1-7
Kobba Stig Frode Henriksen 1-7
Johanne Ingrid Bolsø Berdal 1-7
Bosses Nova Thomas Hanzon 1-7
Riina Pihla Viitala 1-7
Aunt Kose Maria Bock 1-7
Leif Knut-Erik Helland Barland 1-2
Helgi Gulfasson Magne Høyland 1-2
Presten Kristian Figenschow Jr. 2, 4

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in Norway German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 the horse Whisperer Episode 1 Oct 9, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali , Tommy Wirkola , Stig Frode Henriksen
After the policeman Salmander shoots his horse on the Norwegian national holiday, kills him with a tuba and drives him backwards in a car, he is fired by his superior. During the three-month notice period, he was transferred from Oslo to Hellfjord, a small, sleepy place on an island in Northern Norway. Upon arrival, Salmander quickly realizes that something strange is going on with Hellfjord and that the village is hiding dark secrets.
2 2 NCIS: Hellfjord Episode 2 Oct 16, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Shortly after his arrival, Salmander finds a murder victim on the island. It was suffocated using a cell phone that was pushed down the victim's throat. There are several suspicious people, but Salmander receives little help from the local population as he is not a local.
3 3 Toilet service Episode 3 Oct 23, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Kenneth Olaf Hjellum , Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Salmander poses as a convict to follow a lead on his murder case in Solvik prison. When his only confidante, the prison chief, choked on a peanut and dies in front of his eyes, he is actually locked up. Now he not only has to pursue the case, but also try to get out of prison. Meanwhile, the reporter Johanne, who works with Salmander, finds an important clue in this murder case.
4th 4th Aunt Kose Episode 4 Oct 30, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Ole Giæver , Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Salmander manages to escape from prison with the help of two other inmates. Together with Johanne he discovers the owner of the local fish factory.
5 5 Outrageous Episode 5 Nov 6, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Sebastian Dalén , Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Salmander and Johanne sneak into the Hellfish fish factory at night and discover something strange. Hear the Swede and factory owner, Bosse Nova, talk about the local sea monster Tulla. Despite his seasickness, Salmander tries to solve the secret of this monster at sea.
6th 6th Look into my eyes, Small Episode 6 Nov 13, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Vegar Hoel , Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Salmander's three-month notice period has expired and he is being sent back to Oslo. From there he continues to investigate the Hellfjord murder. Johanne finds out what is actually hidden behind Bosse Nova's fish factory.
7th 7th Special Unit: Hellfjord Episode 7 Nov 20, 2012 Jan. 19, 2014 Roar Uthaug , Patrik Syversen Zahid Ali, Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
Salmander and Johanne have both revealed Nova's secret to bosses. Without police help but still armed, they storm the factory together with the auxiliary policeman Kobba and his wife Riina.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Christoph Huber: "Hellfjord": "Braunschlag" meets "Twin Peaks". In: The press . Die Presse Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG, May 1, 2013, accessed on June 13, 2013 .
  2. ↑ James Marsh: Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: HELLFJORD Is a Delightfully Surreal Descent Into Norway's Fishy North. (No longer available online.) In: Twitch Film. IndieClick Film Network, October 4, 2012, archived from the original on July 3, 2013 ; accessed on June 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / twitchfilm.com
  3. ↑ Axel Schmitt: Hellfjord: Showtime announces adaptation of Norwegian comedy. In: Serienjunkies.de . serienjunkies.de KG, March 22, 2013, accessed on June 13, 2013 .