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On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a massive police hunt underway, the robbers ended up taking two civilians and two police officers hostage. Next morning the drama would come to a deadly halt at nearby Torp Airport, where for the first time in history, a Norwegian police chief was forced to give the order to shoot to kill.
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On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a massive police hunt underway, the robbers ended up taking two civilians and two police officers hostage. Next morning the drama would come to a deadly halt at nearby Torp Airport, where for the first time in history, a Norwegian police chief was forced to give the order to shoot to kill.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller, Action, TV Movie
Written By:Nils Gaup, Håkan Lindhé
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:NRK Drama
Cast
Nils Gaup
Director
Jørgen Langhelle
Åge Lamberg
Emil Forselius
Dovor Miadenovic
Danilo Bejarano
Miro Bilic
Sven Nordin
Per Kristian Hoveng
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Jørgen Schold
Gørild Mauseth
Kristin Slettemark
Rut Tellefsen
Astri Johansen
Ingvar Hirdwall
Birger Johansen
Thor Michael Aamodt
Psykolog Fred Antonsen
Thea Aursnes
Kaisa Lamberg
Jørn Bakken
Arne
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