Staff Picks: Inauguration Edition 2021
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!
Facing War (2025)
Jens Stoltenberg had planned to step down after nine years in the powerful position of NATO Secretary General. The 65-year-old politician had packed his bags to go home to his wife in Norway, as he had promised her. But then Joe Biden called and asked him to stay another year. Because in a troubled world, an experienced leader is needed more than ever. With unprecedented access, we follow Jens Stoltenberg through his last year as Secretary General of NATO.
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Jens Stoltenberg had planned to step down after nine years in the powerful position of NATO Secretary General. The 65-year-old politician had packed his bags to go home to his wife in Norway, as he had promised her. But then Joe Biden called and asked him to stay another year. Because in a troubled world, an experienced leader is needed more than ever. With unprecedented access, we follow Jens Stoltenberg through his last year as Secretary General of NATO.
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Genre:Documentary, War
Written By:Anne Marte Blindheim, Tommy Gulliksen
In Theaters:6/14/2025
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Think-Film Impact Production, DOX Division, NRK, SVT
Cast
Tommy Gulliksen
Director
Jens Stoltenberg
Self - Secretary General, NATO
Sissel Kruse Larsen
Self - Media Advisor, NATO
Dylan White
Self - Deputy Spokesperson, NATO
Joe Biden
Self - President of the United States
Randi Ness
Self
Stian Jenssen
Self - Chief of Staff, NATO
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Self - President of Ukraine
Ulf Kristersson
Self - Prime Minister of Sweden
Krisztián Meszárós
Self - Deputy Director, NATO
Oana Lungescu
Self - Spokesperson, NATO
Mark Rutte
Self
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