WAR SAILOR A film by Gunnar Vikene Starring Kristoffer Joner ("The Revenant", "Mission Impossible - Fallout"), Pål Sverre Hagen ("Troubled Water", "Kon-Tiki"), Ine Marie Wilmann ("Sonia: The White Swan"); Music by Academy-Award-Winner Hauschka ("Lion") WAR SAILOR tells the story of two Norwegian sailors, trying to survive on their merchant ship when German submarines attack them at the outbreak of WWII. All they hope for, is to see their families again, who come under attack of both British and German missiles in Bergen. The Norwegian - German - Maltese co-production is produced by Mer Film ("The Innocents", "Flee", "What Will People Say", "Birds of Passage", producer Maria Ekerhovd) in co-production with Rohfilm Factory (Karsten Stöter), Studio Hamburg and Falkun Films (Pierre Ellul and Anika Psaila Savona). "It is a great honour to be invited to the Toronto International Film Festival,” says director Gunnar Vikene. “Toronto is the perfect place for the film’s world premiere, because Canada had its own large share of war sailors, and also that Canada features in “War Sailor”, with the Norwegian hospital for sailors located in Halifax.» "We are extremely happy and proud to be invited to one of the world’s most important film festivals. This is a fantastic launch for War Sailor and recognition of the film’s potential in the North American market. The story about the fate of the war sailors is not only important in Norway, it will also resonate with an international audience.” says producer Maria Ekerhovd.