Comrade Pedersen

Comrade Pedersen (Norwegian: Gymnaslærer Pedersen) is a 2006 Norwegian drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp. It is set in the late 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a high-school teacher who tries to settle down in a small industrial town and gets caught up in the then trending Marxist-Leninist movement in Norway. The film is an adaptation of Dag Solstad's 1982 novel Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land ("Gymnasium teacher Pedersen's report on the great political awakening that has haunted our country").^[1]

Comrade Pedersen
Berg Upper Secondary School, where the film was shot, during the production.
Directed by	Hans Petter Moland
Screenplay by	Hans Petter Blad
Based on	Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land by Dag Solstad
Produced by	Ørjan Karlsen
Cinematography	Philip Øgaard
Edited by	Pål Gengenbach
Music by	Halfdan E
Production company	Motlys
Release date	24 February 2006 (2006-02-24)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

The film premiered on 24 February 2006. Moland received the Best Director award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Dahl Torp received the prize for Best Actress at the 2006 Amanda Awards.^[2]

Cast

• Kristoffer Joner as school teacher Knut Pedersen
• Ane Dahl Torp as Nina Skåtøy
• Anne Ryg as Lise Tanner
• Jan Gunnar Røise as Werner Ludal
• Stig Henrik Hoff as Jan Klåstad
• Fridtjov Såheim as Gunnar Bøe
• Silje Torp as Anne Britt Bru
• Jon Øigarden as Harald Tholfsen
• Elin Sogn as Unni Langmoen
• Henriette Steenstrup as Mrs. Bøe
• Robert Skjærstad as Unni Langmoen's husband
• Linn Skåber as principal