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Director Discusses Neo-Nazi Violence in Norway

Updated 2026-08-27 17:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Norwegian director Ingvild Søderlind, who directed the film 'The Murder of Benjamin,' discusses how the 2001 killing of a teenager by neo-Nazis served as a wake-up call for the nation. She expresses concern that neo-Nazi groups are once again on the rise.

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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 No

2026-08-27 17:24 UTC