Alternate Titles:
Nils Gaup
Tom Vidar Karlsen, Trond Eliassen
Christopher Grøndahl
Otto Fahlgren, Simon J. Berger, Alexandra Gjerpen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Stig Henrik Hoff, Heidi Ruud Ellingsen
The Riot tells the story of the struggle against oppression in the mining town of Sulitjelma, called Sulis, at the beginning of the 20th century. Konrad and the suppressed workers stand together in the revolt against the mining company and its ruthless leader Wennstrøm. The film deals with actual incidents at Norway’s second largest workplace, where the mining company had all the power and where the workers struggled under inhuman conditions in the dangerous and dark mines. This was the Wild West of the Nordic countries. Oppression, slave labor and the brutality of capitalism ended with a revolt.
THE RIOT is an epic historical action drama about the origins of the labor movement and workers’ rights in the mining city Sulis in the early 20th century. It is an important part of history that has never been told on screen before. The film is directed by the Academy award nominated director, Nils Gaup (The Last King, 2016) and stars actors Otto Fahlgren (Beartown, 2020) and Simon J. Berger (Margrete – Queen of the North, 2021; Exit, 2021) in the leading roles.
2023