The Nation's Gambit
6.1
Norway's Prime Minister is kidnapped by a terrorist who makes only one demand – that the politicians in power play a game of chess over the Prime Minister's life. Each chess piece represents people who work for the state or leaders in society. If the politicians win the game, the prime minister will live, but every piece lost on the chess boards means the loss of a human life. The politicians and their appointed rescue team, the Delta Squad, are faced with an impossible dilemma: can they afford to sacrifice human lives in an attempt to save the Prime Minister? With only 24 hours to win the game and save the prime minister, they have no choice but to play the deadly game.
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Cast
28 people
Pål Sverre Hagen
Anton Block
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Björk Adekoia Block
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Maria Bonnevie
Frøya Lande
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Tobias Santelmann
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Jon Øigarden
Viktor Fløysland
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Gina Bernhoft Gørvell
Åse Prahner
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Glenn André Kaada
Kjetil Rykke
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Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
Ragnhild Fure
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Jonas Hoff Oftebro
Tom Myhren
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Erland Bakker
Thorvald Astrup
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Emil Olafsson
Sven Øen
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Martin Karelius Østensen
Bamse
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Number 24
John Andreas Andersen Director · Christopher Grøndahl Screenplay Rakel Kraft Biørnstad Screenplay
Worldwide gross $183K · First release August 30, 2026 · Produced in Norway
Box office
Worldwide gross
$182,733
Production
SF Studios
Production
Stig Og Stein Studios
Production
Norway
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Languages
Original title
En nasjon i sjakk
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Norway · August 30, 2026
Premiere · Oslo Pix Filmfestival
Norway · September 11, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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