Narvik: how does the Netflix movie end?

After The Fighters (which is a hit abroad on Netflix) and In the west, nothing is new (in the running for the Oscar for best picture), a new war film is currently a hit on Netflix. Narvík follows the story of Gunnar, a Norwegian soldier who makes the decision to leave his family to fight the German army, while his wife Ingrid Tofte, a true polyglot, uses her skills as an interpreter for the invading Germans their territory. Barely out on netflix, the Norwegian production won over viewers and landed directly in first place in the Top 10 of the most watched feature films of the moment. But after many twists and turns, how does Netflix’s number 1 film end?

What happens to Gunnar and Ingrid at the end of Narvík ?

While Gunnar searches for dynamite to blow up a bridge, his father boards a train to carry his stepdaughter Ingrid and grandson Ole out of town. The passengers are immediately expelled from the train when the Germans stop it. When Gunnar and his sergeant major see them, they turn them away. But when the German troops arrive, the hero deals enough damage to the bridge that it is dangerous for the train to cross it. While Ingrid and Ole are driven back to town, Gunnar is taken prisoner by the enemy. While the latter is used as a slave, Ingrid works at the hotel for the Germans. The latter steals cards from Fritz’s office and gives them to the English, who bombard the city, but also her house. Gunnar’s father is killed and Ole is hit by shrapnel. In order to find a doctor in town, Ingrid reveals to Fritz the location of an English lawyer in exchange for a good surgeon.

At the same time, Gunnar is liberated by French troops, and he helps them eliminate German soldiers. Then, the hero learns that his father is dead. The Norwegian troops then storm the beaches of Narvik and manage to push back their enemies. The soldiers are on their way home when Ingrid rejects Fritz’s offer to take her to Berlin. But when Gunnar hears about how close his wife was to the German officers, he immediately assumes that she had an intimate relationship with one of them. If Ingrid informs him that it was only for the good of their son, Gunnar stands firm and considers his wife a traitor. Ingrid then makes the decision to leave. But as he listened to his sergeant major’s speech, Gunnar realized that his family was what mattered most to him. The latter rushed to find his wife before she left by boat. All’s well that ends well for Gunnar and Ingrid, who end up reuniting and giving each other a second chance..

A war film inspired by real events

As shown in the film, the Norwegian and Allied victory did not last. As a reminder, Narvík is inspired by real events. If Norway did its best to remain neutral during the first months of the Second World War, the Germans ended up attacking Norway in order to secure the transport of Swedish iron from the mines of Kiruna. 90% of Swedish iron ore went to Germany and this accounted for 50% of Germany’s iron imports. This raw material, essential to the Germans in their pursuit of the war, passed through several railway lines to the port of Narvik. The Germans therefore had the advantage of offering direct access to the Norwegian Sea and of being the only passable port in winter. The Allies finally made the decision to send troops to come to the aid of the Norwegian army which was routed against the forces of the Third Reich. But the Allied victory was short-lived as the Germans soon regained control of Narvik and remained there until the end of the war.

Article written in collaboration with 6Médias