“War, espionage, the atomic bomb, skiing — this Danish-British-Norwegian production about Germany’s plan to build an atomic bomb (using the substance of the title) and the Allied attempts at sabotage has it all. Especially skiing; you cannot commit sabotage in Norway without a heavy dose of skiing.
The series is a mix of military procedural (the planning and practicing of various missions) and scientific intrigue (Werner Heisenberg, the German physicist, plays a main role). It’s suspenseful television done compactly.” — Gilber Cruz, NY Times
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Series Description
Six-part dramatization of one of the most compelling stories of World War II: British intelligence and the Norwegian military’s heroic struggle to thwart Nazi Germany’s atomic bomb ambitions by sabotaging the heavy water plant in Rjukan, Norway.
DRAMA | NORWAY | NORWEGIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
