30 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestSalmander and Johanne have each on their own exposed Bosse Nova's drug business. Without police help, but armed with confidence and a machine gun, Salmander comes back to Hellfjord for a final showdown with Bosse in the fish factory Hellfish.
"Hellfjord" is the story of the urban police officer Salmander - second generation Pakistani immigrant - who, after somewhat accidentally killing his police horse in front of thousands of children, gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway: Hellfjord. Hellfjord is archetypical small Norwegian hick village, populated by simple-minded people keenly interested in keeping to themselves. But when Salmander scratches the surface, he discovers a secret that will turn Hellfjord upside down. Maybe even inside out.
Writing
Tommy Wirkola's signature cringe-comedy precision.
Acting
Zahid Ali's deadpan against cartoonish locals.
Production
Bleak fjord beauty weaponized for laughs.
Creator
Tommy Wirkola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wirkola made this between 'Dead Snow' and 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' as deliberate palette cleanser.
Hellfjord satirizes Norway's integration discourse by making Salmander the only competent person in white rural Norway.
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