The Murder of Benjamin
6.5
On a cold night in Holmlia, 15-year-old Benjamin is murdered by 19-year-old Joe Erling Jahr in a racially motivated assault. A year later, Benjamin's mother, Marit, faces her son’s killer in court.
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Cast
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Elikem Leon Akpan
Benjamin Hermansen
No other roles listed
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson
Joe Erling
Known for
Kraken
Laila Goody
Benjamin’s mother
Known for
The Wave
Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen
Ole Nicolai Kvisler
Known for
Sick of Myself
The Arctic Convoy
Emily Glaister
Veronica
Also in
Magnus
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Rørvik Stig
Court officer haugstad
Also in
Solomamma
Afshin Ahmadi
Yonas
Frode Winther
Known for
NOKAS
Royalteen: Princess Margrethe
Morten Rudå
Known for
Teddy's Christmas
O'Horten
Yousef El-Athamna
Mourad
No other roles listed
Ferdinand Falsen Hiis
Known for
Hawaii, Oslo
Marika Enstad
Known for
Beforeigners
Ragnarok
Ingvild Søderlind Director · Helena Johanne Nielsen Writer Jakob Ingason Cinematographer
First release August 25, 2026 · Produced in Norway · Original title Drapet på Benjamin Hermansen
Production
Nordisk Film Norway
Production
Norway
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Languages
Original title
Drapet på Benjamin Hermansen
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Norway · August 25, 2026
Premiere · Oslo Pix Film Festival
Norway · October 2, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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