Odd Isungset

A documentary that follows some of those who survived Utøya and their families, offering an insight into life after the tragedy.

A grandmother's everlasting love of her husband who disappeared in Russia during WWII hides a well-kept family secret. Her granddaughter discovers a photo from India suggesting that something more is going on. It so happened that shortly after the war, someone opened a store in Bombay that was almost a carbon copy of the deluxe store that her grandfather used to run in Budapest.

At the age of 57, award-winning author Liv Køltzow was diagnosed with Parkinson's. She had realized then that something was wrong, but had never thought it was Parkinson's. One year ago, she began documenting her own life on a mobile phone camera. This was meant for her neurologist. But the footage intrigued her to do more and longer footage.

We follow the AUF youths on Utøya before, during, and after the tragedy of July 22—the story of how a summer paradise and "island of love" was taken over by a mass murderer on a Friday afternoon. These are diverse, surreal, and harrowing accounts, but also stories of resilience, solidarity, and incredible strength.

On July 22, 2011, Norway was struck by the worst terrorist attacks in the nation’s modern history. In this documentary, we follow the events minute by minute – from the explosion in the government quarter to the mass killings on Utøya. Through extensive material including new interviews with survivors, rescue personnel, police, politicians, and eyewitnesses, as well as previously unpublished surveillance footage, a unique and detailed picture emerges of the day that forever changed Norway.

Trygdekontoret is a Norwegian themed talk show and debate program with Thomas Seltzer that aired on NRK 2009 - 2019.