Halvbroren: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Revolving around the life of un-produced screenwriter Barnum Nilsen, The Half Brother is a dramatic family saga that offers an historical parable of 20th century Europe. On V Day, May 1945, as a continent emerges from war, Barnum's mother Vera is raped in her attic in Oslo by an unknown man, leading to the birth of Barnum's half brother, Fred. When Barnum is born five years later, to the man that Vera has since met and married, the Nilsen family, like Europe, is already splitting in two. Growing up together during the Cold War – Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his – the half brothers become estranged and Fred eventually disappears. At the film festival in Berlin in 1990, as the Wall is still coming down, Barnum learns that Fred has returned. Finally, as the true identity of Fred's father comes to light, the two half brothers may once again be reunited.

Series details

• Title: Halvbroren
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Norwegian
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2013-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-02-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NRK1
• Network country: Norway
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13682
• IMDb ID: tt1678020
• TVDB ID: 264808

Cast and credited roles

• Nicolai Cleve Broch — Barnum
• Agnes Kittelsen — Vivian
• Frank Kjosås — Fred
• Mariann Hole — Vera
• Marianne Nielsen — Boletta
• Oskar Sandven Lundevold — Unge Barnum
• Vibeke Bugge — Unge Vivian
• Henrik Holm — Unge Peder
• Ola G. Furuseth — Peder
• Jon Øigarden — Arnold
• Lars Arentz-Hansen — Egede
• Ghita Nørby — Den gamle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-06; final listed air date 2013-02-17; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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