The Girl from Oslo (TV series) explained

Genre:	Drama, thriller
Director:	Uri Barbash, Stian Kristiansen
Country:	Norway Israel
Language:	Hebrew Arabic Norwegian English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	10
Location:	Norway, Israel
Company:	TV2, HOT
Network:	TV2, Netflix, HOT

The Girl from Oslo is a 2021 Israeli-Norwegian thriller series starring Anneke von der Lippe, Amos Tamam, and Raida Adon. It is co-directed by Uri Barbash and Stian Kristiansen^[1] The series is called Bortført in Norway.

• Episode's
• Season 1 (2021)

1. Hemmeligheten (The secret) 11-04-2021

2. Flukten (The escape) 11-04-2021

3. Redningsaksjonen (The rescue mission) 18-04-2021

4. Etterdønningene (The aftermath) 25-04-2021

5. Etterforskningen (The investigation) 02-05-2021

6. Trusselen (The threat) 09-05-2021

7. Stormen (The storm) 16-05-2021

8. Fellen (The trap) 23-05-2021

9. Forhandlingen (The negotiations) 30-05-2021 10. Utvekslingen (The exchange) 06-06-2021^[2]

Synopsis

While on vacation in the Sinai desert, Pia, a Norwegian girl, and her two Israeli friends are kidnapped by ISIS terrorists, who threaten them with death unless the Israeli government agrees to release twelve ISIS detainees and the Norwegian government agrees to release another ISIS detainee from prison in Norway. Pia's mother, a Norwegian diplomat, travels to the Middle East, relying on old friends — and a long-kept secret — to help free her daughter.^[3]

Release

The Girl from Oslo was released on Netflix on 8 April 2021.

Cast

• Anneke von der Lippe as Alex, Pia's mother
• Amos Tamam as Arik, a member of the Israeli government with a personal history with Alex
• Raida Adon as Layla, another old friend of Alex with connections to the Hamas
• Andrea Berntzen as Pia, Alex's daughter who's abducted by ISIS
• Daniel Litman as Nadav, an Israeli man abducted along with Pia and his little sister Noa
• Shira Yosef as Noa, an Israeli girl abducted along with Pia and her big brother Nadav
• Anders T. Anderseen as Karl, Alex's husband, a lawyer
• Vered Feldman as Anat, mother of Nadav and Noa
• Shadi Mar'i as Yusuf, Layla's son and one of Pia's abductors
• Rotem Abuhab as Dana, Arik's wife
• Jameel Khoury as Bashir, member of the Hamas
• Abhin Galeya as Abu Salim, a terrorist being held prisoner in Norway
• Hisham Sulliman as Ali
• Reut Portugal as Bat-El

Notes and References

1. Web site: Israeli thriller becomes 4th-most watched series on Netflix. Israel Hayom.
2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13968792/episodes/?season=1&ref_=tt_eps_sn_1
3. Web site: The girl from Oslo. Netflix.