Acquitted (2015)★ 7.3/10

TV-14 · NO · 45 min · March 2, 2015 · 2 seasons

Crime
Drama

Directed by: Geir Henning Hopland, Rune Denstad Langlo, Cecilie A. Mosli

Written by: Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Jarl Emsell Larsen, Lasse Nederhoed, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen

After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.

Original title

Acquitted

Storyline

'Acquitted' follows the story of Aksel Borgen, a Norwegian businessman who has worked his way to the top during his 20 years in Asia, having left his native town after being acquitted of the murder of his high-school sweetheart. When his hometown's cornerstone business is threatened with bankruptcy, Aksel returns to save the place that once turned its back on him. The past has not been forgotten. His arrival opens old wounds, and new conflicts arise as the past meets the present. tears old wounds apart and new conflicts arise as the past meets the present. 'Acquitted' shadows a battle of guilt, revenge,and hope of reconciliation; society is still judging the man who pleaded 'Not Guilty.'

Rating

7.3 / 10 · 5,212

Companies

TV2 Norge, Miso Film Norge, Sveriges Television (SVT), TV2 Danmark, Ríkisútvarpið-Sjónvarp (RÚV), Lumière, Nordisk Film, Fremantle Media International, Miso Film, Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, ARD Mediathek, All4, Amazon Instant Video, Canal+, Cirkus, Film1 Action, Film1 Drama, Filmbox, Google Play, Koch Media, Lumière Home Entertainment, MHz Networks, Mainostelevisio (MTV3), Movistar Series, One, SRF 1, SRF zwei, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Sony Entertainment Television, Télé-Québec, iTunes

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