This film is based on the real experience of Max Manus, a famous Norwegian resistance fighter. In the late 1930s, the dark clouds of war hung over the European continent, and Germany and the Soviet Union encroached on European countries from the east and west. In 1940, Max Manus (Aksel Hennie), together with a large number of Norwegian youth, formed volunteers to take part in the "Winter War" in Finland to prevent the Soviet Union from occupying Finland. Later, because Germany sent troops to Norway, Manus had to return to Oslo to organize an underground publication to promote anti-Nazi ideas. This dangerous career led to Manus being captured by the Nazis, but he escaped and finally arrived in Scotland and received rigorous training from the British side. In 1943, Manus parachuted into Norway and attacked a German ship with homemade bombs, thus beginning his legendary life of becoming a resistance hero as a psychopath. This film won seven major awards, including best film, leading actor, photography and screenplay, at the 2008 Norwegian Film Amanda Award.