OPERATION NAPOLEON

Iceland, 2023, 104 minutes, Colour.

Vivian Olafsdottor, Jack Fox, Iain Glenn, Wotan Wilke Morhing, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Adesuwa Oni, Annette Badland .

Directed by Oskar Thor Axelsson.

This is something of an old-fashioned action adventure – very popular in the latter part of the 20^th century, big budget, fantastic plots from the past.

And, it is a film from Iceland. The focus is on an enterprising young woman, competitive in her field, concerned about her brother. He is out on an expedition in the snowfields and discovers a crashed plane, almost immediately confronted by a tough commando group, and killing, his being taken. His sister and an associate to the rescue.

The back story is a Nazi tale, a plane, gold, Hitler’s plans, possible escape, a crash and disappearance.

The villain of the piece is the CIA official, played by Iain Glenn. He has been searching for the crashed plane and its contents, continual surveillance over the decades, now taking advantage of the opportunity to recover the plane and its contents.

Some interesting characters out there in the snowfields, a big giant of a man who collaborates with the searchers, an elderly woman who has records from her researches of the past.

More or less as might be expected of this kind of adventure but enjoyable in its own way.

1. Action adventure in Iceland? From an action novel? Old style action?
2. The title, the background of the Nazis, some newsreel footage, plots, Hitler, gold?
3. The Iceland scenery, its impact?
4. Kristin, her personality, career, critical of collaborators? Her brother, the flashbacks, the bond? The interruption to her argument, his contact?
5. Alliance, the expedition, companions, out in the ice, their discoveries?
6. The encounter with Julie rat off, her squad, her pencil, ruthlessness? Her mission? The confrontations with Kristin?
7. Car, the CIA, the family man with the grandchildren, his power, the mission, the flight, Julie and the squad, the discoveries, the challenge, his arrival, revelations about him, the search, the secrecy, the operation, the name of Napoleon, his son, the encounter with Are in the past, with Sarah? The buildup to the confrontations, the stand-off, shooting, deaths?
8. Simon, the killer, stalking Kristin, the attempts to kill her, Steve?
9. Kristin Steve, his background, interests, their working together, her being tough, his difficulties? The visit to Owner, to Sarah, the discovery of what it happened? Action together?
10. I now, his character, the loner, trusting Kristin, the explanations, the background, his final interventions?
11. The clues for Sarah, visiting her, her investigations, her life, age, the confrontations?
12. The climax in the snow, good prevailing, the villain is being defeated?