I started watching this with some trepidation. It really does smack of a made-for-television movi...
Into the White
Based on a true story. On 27 April 1940, Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis' Heinkel 111 bomber is shot down near Grotli by an RAF Blackburn Skua L2940 fighter, which then crash-lands. The surviving German and English crew members begin to shoot at each other, but later find themselves huddled up in the same cabin. In order to survive the harsh winter in the Norwegian wilderness, they have to stand together. An unlikely, lifelong friendship blossoms.
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Into the White
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Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 9, 2012
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
War, Action, Drama
User Score
69%
Original Title
Into the White
Production Companies
Zentropa International Sweden, Trollhättan Film, Eurimages, FilmFondet Fuzz, Zentropa International Norway, Film i Väst, NRK, Norsk Filminstitutt
Director
Petter Næss
Revenue
$712,216
Description
Based on a true story. On 27 April 1940, Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis' Heinkel 111 bomber is shot down near Grotli by an RAF Blackburn Skua L2940 fighter, which then crash-lands. The surviving German and English crew members begin to shoot at each other, but later find themselves huddled up in the same cabin. In order to survive the harsh winter in the Norwegian wilderness, they have to stand together. An unlikely, lifelong friendship blossoms.