Murder of Benjamin Director Warns of Rising Neo-Nazism
Ingvild Sød erlind’s film examines the killing, the rise of neo-Nazism and the anti-racism response that followed.
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Murder of Benjamin Director Warns of Rising Neo-Nazism
Haugesund Selection: Ingvild Søderlind directed the film The Murder of Benjamin, which was chosen as the closing feature for the 2026 Norwegian International Film Festival. Historical Context: The drama examines the 2001 racially motivated murder of Benjamin Hermansen and highlights modern concerns regarding extremist radicalization. Ingvild Søderlind Headlines the 2026 Haugesund Closing Ingvild Søderlind served as the director and co-writer for…
Director of Haugesund Closing Film ‘The Murder of Benjamin’ Says the Infamous Neo-Nazi Killing Was a ‘Wake-Up Call for the Whole Nation’ – But ‘They Are Rising Again’
Norwegian director Ingvild Søderlind says that the 2001 killing of Benjamin Hermansen was a “wake-up call for the whole nation.” Hermansen, a teenager born to a Norwegian mother and a Ghanaian father, was stabbed to death by neo-Nazis. “It was a tragic culmination of a wave of neo-Nazism in Norway in the ’90s. But it also […]
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