The Murder of Benjamin

The Murder of Benjamin

2026 · 96 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

On a cold night in Holmlia, 15-year-old Benjamin is murdered by 19-year-old Joe Erling Jahr in a racially motivated assault. A year later, Benjamin's mother, Marit, faces her son’s killer in court.

Directed by Ingvild Søderlind

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Elikem Leon Akpan Benjamin Hermansen
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson Joe Erling
Laila Goody Benjamin’s mother
Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen Ole Nicolai Kvisler
Emily Glaister Veronica
Rørvik Stig Court officer haugstad
Afshin Ahmadi Yonas
Frode Winther
Morten Rudå
Yousef El-Athamna Mourad
Ferdinand Falsen Hiis
Marika Enstad

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