Amundsen (film)

Amundsen  is a Norwegian film, released on 15 February 2019, that details the life of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. It was directed by Espen Sandberg and was distributed in Norway by SF Studios.

Plot
The film details the life of Roald Amundsen, including his well-known voyage to the South Pole in 1910–1911, his romances, and conflicts with his brother, Leon, who organised the finances of many of his expeditions.

Cast

 * Pål Sverre Hagen as Roald Amundsen
 * Katherine Waterston as Bess Magids
 * Christian Rubeck as Leon Amundsen
 * Trond Espen Seim as Fridtjof Nansen
 * Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Helmer Hanssen

Production
The film was shot in Norway, Iceland and the Czech Republic. It was released by the Swedish company SF Studios in Norway, who will also distribute it in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Reception
Amundsen "is expected to be the biggest Norwegian release of 2019". However, many "Norwegian critics have panned the film" due to its breadth of detail and its shallow focus. It has also received criticism for its apparent similarity to sections of a biography written by Tor Bomann-Larsen.

Bernhard Ellefsen in Morgenbladet believed that "The best thing about the film about Roald Amundsen is that the polar explorer appears as something resembling the arsehole he was."

Birger Vestmo from NRK said that although beautifully filmed, critics believed the characters portrayed in the film were conveyed as too cold and stiff to engage with.