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Bookmark this pageOrion's Belt (1985)
Director: Ola Solum
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A Norwegian thriller, and it ain't half bad. Actually, it's half pretty good, and the rest is average. Three sailors, who make a living doing less than legal things with their broken-down boat, are quite happy roaming the stormy Arctic seas until they stumble on a secret Russian surveillance post. Chaos ensues as the Russians discover them and try to kill them off, notably in a fine helicopter attack. Towards the end, the suspense drops a little as the film becomes more conventional, but the first hour is gripping, intelligent, and unusual, both in terms of characterisation and story. And the location shooting, predictably, is superb.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Ola Solum
Producer: Dag Alveberg, Petter Borgli
Cast: Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hans Ola Sørlie, Kjersti Holmen, Vidar Sandem, Nils Johnson, Jon Eikemo full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 103 mins
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