Starring roles in the psychological war thriller «Rinnan» have brought wide public attention and stark contrasts in personal income among the cast, according to tax figures from 2024.
The four-part drama series has received very good reviews since its Prime Video premiere on October 30, with its actors being on everyone’s lips. Tax records from 2024 show substantial differences in earnings across the ensemble.
Axel Bøyum plays Henry Rinnan. He registered an income of 89,000 kroner in 2024 and paid 23,000 kroner in tax.
Odin Waage plays Odd Sørli. He recorded an income of 663,000 kroner in 2024 and paid 324,000 kroner in tax.
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen portrays Walter Gemmecke. He surpassed his peers with a net income of 1.1 million kroner and a fortune of 4.2 million kroner in 2024.
Other central cast members reported varying figures for 2024: Andrea Berntzen earned 162,000 kroner, Ella Ovedie Nygaard Aspen reported 22,000 kroner, and Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen registered 254,000 kroner.
Transforming into characters from the occupation era required rigorous linguistic preparation. Both Bøyum and Berntzen had to adjust their speech patterns completely, drawing inspiration from local dialects and public figures.
Berntzen adopted the Molde dialect for her role as Solveig Kleve. She drew influence from podcast host Linnéa Myhre. The intensity of the work carried over into domestic life.
“Both I and Axel were given speaking bans by our girlfriends halfway through the production, because it probably became a bit too much on the home front,” Berntzen told Nettavisen.
Bøyum mastered the Trøndelag dialect to portray Rinnan. He attempted to converse in character at home before receiving limits from his partner.
The production has provided Levanger student actors a platform. Aspen portrays Edel Sødahl. She described the material as a heavy emotional burden.
Ingri Jensberg plays Johanne Kleve. She praised the training at Nord University in Levanger and the boost the series gives to regional filmmaking in Trøndelag.
Thula Thordardottir is cast as Åsbjørg Lervaag. She highlighted the importance of emphasizing women who engaged in resistance work against both Rinnan and German forces.
The series will expand its broadcast reach with a scheduled release on TV 2 in December, following its streaming debut on Prime Video, alongside scheduled broadcasts in Sweden and Denmark.
The historical events behind the drama center on Henry Oliver Rinnan, born in Levanger on May 14, 1915, who operated as an intelligence agent, informer, and torturer working for the Gestapo during the Second World War. He led Sonderabteilung Lola, widely referred to as the Rinnan gang, which was responsible for the deaths of more than 80 Norwegians and the arrests of approximately a thousand individuals.
Following the war, Rinnan fled Trondheim in 1945 before being apprehended in the mountains of Verdal. Convicted personally of 13 murders, he was executed at Kristiansten Fortress in Trondheim on February 1, 1947.
