The 12th Man

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This is London.

On days like these,

many in Norway may wonder

what the mood must be like

in England.

Are our nerves holding up,

or are we becoming discouraged?

Allow me to reply

with full conviction:

Our nerves are fine!

Our morale is far from weakened.

It is becoming stronger

with every passing day.

Sigurd, come here!

Fire!

On your knees!

Get down on your knees!

They haven't seen you yet.

Make sure this wasn't all in vain.

I'll only ask you once,

and I advise you to answer:

What is your mission?

What is that?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

Hey, there's a man over there!

He's getting away!

After him! Hurry!

Come on!

Footprints.

Over there.

He's gone.

Over there!

Move!

The water can't be more

than zero degrees.

He won't last long.

It's actually colder

than zero degrees, Colonel.

How so?

Because it's saltwater.

Hello?

Can you... help me?

Please.

I'm not dangerous.

I just need to get warm.

Then I'll leave.

If they come here,

tell them I forced you.

That I threatened to kill you.

They're looking for someone

on Rebbenesy.

Yes.

But the girls picked you up

on Vrya.

Yes.

So you swam

from Rebbenesy to Vrya?

Yes.

What happened to you?

I got shot.

It's okay.

I hardly feel anything.

Because you're frozen stiff.

Let me get you

some dry clothes and boots.

And wool underwear.

And socks.

No, he's my son!

Sorry.

What's the quickest way

to Troms?

Translate.

He's Norwegian.

It's getting hard

to keep our spirits up.

Come here!

We have this gentleman

to thank.

What's your name?

- Srensen.

- Srensen?

Excellent.

This is good.

Situation descriptions.

But part of it appears illegible.

"Festung Norwegen."

Not much "Norwegen" left.

- Eleven?

- Yes.

There are supposed to be twelve.

Where is the twelfth man?

The twelfth man?

We chased him into the fjord.

He never resurfaced.

I see.

And where is his body?

Like I said,

he never resurfaced.

How long did you wait?

No.

The water was below freezing.

And the ocean there,

you know...

It is deep and wide.

And he was injured.

He was bleeding.

And still you failed to catch him?

Why are you here,

Wenders?

What are your ambitions?

Have you seen this?

Ambition is rewarded.

In my entire career

I have never lost anyone.

Search every house in the area.

Focus on people

with medical knowledge.

Doctors.

Midwives.

Herr Sturmbannfhrer.

I cannot emphasize it enough.

The man is dead.

And I'm telling you,

until we find his body,

he's alive.

No one's ever swum that strait,

even in summertime.

- Troms is swarming with Germans.

- I still have to go there.

You trying to save the others?

The ones you came with?

Yes. And some

who haven't been caught yet.

Are we close?

We're almost there.

What will happen to us?

- They'll only send us to a camp, right?

- Don't worry about it.

It's impossible

not to worry about...

Shut up!

That doesn't help.

Bjrn.

It's okay to be afraid.

And now

it's your turn.

No! He hasn't done anything!

Leave the boy alone!

No!

Hey!

Right over there.

Thank you.

All for Norway.

All for Norway.

You startled me!

Sorry.

- I heard your husband could...

- No, he isn't here now.

Sorry.

Wait, let me look

at that foot of yours.

There.

That's the best I can do.

You need a doctor.

I have more urgent matters.

If you get gangrene,

nothing is more urgent.

If you see it turning red here,

get to a hospital.

Or you won't have many days left.

Where are you headed?

I have to get to Troms.

I thought I'd cross over here.

No, don't go that way.

Go to the Hansens at Karanes.

I delivered Margareth, their daughter.

They're good people.

Hurry!

She's a midwife.

We're looking for a runaway soldier.

Have you seen him?

No.

I've seen nothing.

Our apologies, ma'am.

Let's continue northward.

Thank you for your help.

Goodbye.

Onward!

- The briefcase?

- It's been helpful.

Operation Martin Red

was to strike

the control tower and seaplanes.

- Any news on the twelfth man?

- No.

But we found the names

of two local contacts here in Troms.

Bring them in.

- Any news?

- Be patient.

I'm trying something new here.

Hey!

You're supposed to feel the pain.

What a waste of time!

But nobody's asking me,

of course.

Tell me where he is.

Do I really need to remind you

that Heinrich Himmler,

Reichsfhrer of the SS,

is expecting a report from us?

Herr Wenders, a man can easily survive

twenty minutes in ice water.

He may experience hypothermia.

But his heart will be beating.

He will be able to move.

His brain will still function.

And that means

the twelfth man is not dead.

Damn!

Security Police!

Open up!

Come with me.

Don't try to resist.

Come on!

He's too frail.

Get me another.

Get in!

Keep going.

Keep going!

Down!

I need someone stronger.

Damn it!

Sh*t!

Who the hell are you?

Margareth, go inside.

- Don't shoot.

- Who are you?

Is this Karanes?

The Germans claimed victory.

Said they caught all twelve.

- There were twelve of you, right?

- Yes.

I'm not stupid.

I heard the rumors.

Something didn't make sense.

So I asked them:

If you caught all of them,

why are you still searching?

Now I know why.

- Did they mention the others?

- No.

I just heard they were caught.

Most were imprisoned.

A few are in the hospital.

Ragnhild helps out there sometimes.

She knows some of the nurses.

And?

I'll fill you in later.

Are you a soldier?

No, not really.

I'm an instrument maker.

Do you make pianos?

No, I make instruments

that you can use to draw maps.

Understand?

So I draw maps.

And once I rode my bike

from Sweden to Norway.

To draw a map of an airport.

But when I returned to Sweden,

a policeman said I was

no longer allowed to draw maps.

So I had to leave Sweden.

Then I went to Russia,

the Ukraine, Turkey,

India, Kenya,

and South Africa.

And then...

...I took a boat over to Brazil.

And went up to Trinidad,

the United States,

and Canada.

And then I took another boat.

To England.

And finally I came to Shetland.

Where I met my friends.

And then I came here.

Why didn't you go to Australia?

You sure know your geography.

A bookworm.

She loves geography.

Farm work, not so much.

Are you ready to go?

Tell me what you know.

All I know is what I heard

at the hospital.

Which is?

There have been mass arrests.

The Germans

found your secret documents.

And the men I came over with?

I heard about one man

called Sigurd.

They say he was tortured

to death.

But another one, Erik Reichelt,

is still alive.

He's in the hospital.

And the others?

They're being executed.

Tonight.

Here you go.

Wow.

This is my entire life.

I'm going to take good care of this.

What are you looking at?

Have the Germans stolen

our northern lights?

No, that's not possible.

My mother used to say

if you can see the northern lights,

you're never far from home.

If you like the northern lights,

you can hide here with us.

We have lots of northern lights

and lots of good hiding places.

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