The Girl from Oslo (TV series)

The Girl from Oslo is a 2021 Israeli-Norwegian thriller series starring Anneke von der Lippe, Amos Tamam, and Raida Adon. It is co-directed by Uri Barbash and Stian Kristiansen^[1] The series is called Bortført in Norway.

Synopsis[edit]

While on vacation in the Sinai desert, Pia, a Norwegian girl, and her two Israeli friends are kidnapped by ISIS terrorists, who threaten them with death unless the Israeli government agrees to release twelve ISIS detainees and the Norwegian government agrees to release another ISIS detainee from prison in Norway. Pia's mother, a Norwegian diplomat, travels to the Middle East, relying on old friends — and a long-kept secret — to help free her daughter.^[2]

Release[edit]

The girl from Oslo was released on Netflix on 8 April 2021.

Cast[edit]

• Anneke von der Lippe as Alex, Pia's mother
• Amos Tamam as Arik, a member of the Israeli government with a personal history with Alex
• Raida Adon as Layla, another old friend of Alex with connections to the Hamas
• Andrea Berntzen as Pia, Alex's daughter who's abducted by ISIS
• Daniel Litman as Nadav, an Israeli man abducted along with Pia and his little sister Noa
• Shira Yosef as Noa, an Israeli girl abducted along with Pia and her big brother Nadav
• Anders T. Anderseen as Karl, Alex's husband, a lawyer
• Vered Feldman as Anat, mother of Nadav and Noa
• Shadi Mar'i as Yusuf, Layla's son and one of Pia's abductors
• Rotem Abuhab as Dana, Arik's wife
• Jameel Khoury as Bashir, member of the Hamas
• Abhin Galeya as Abu Salim, a terrorist being held prisoner in Norway
• Hisham Sulliman as Ali
• Reut Portugal as Bat-El

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• The Girl from Oslo at IMDb