Film

The Murder of Benjamin

10.020261h 36m15Drama

Age rating: 15
Director: Ingvild Søderlind
Year: 2026

On a cold night in Holmlia, 15-year-old Benjamin is murdered by 19-year-old Joe Erling Jahr in a racially motivated assault. A year later, Benjamin's mother, Marit, faces her son’s killer in court.

Top cast

Elikem Leon Akpan

Benjamin Hermansen

Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson

Joe Erling

Laila Goody

Benjamin’s mother

Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen

Ole Nicolai Kvisler

Emily Glaister

Veronica

Rørvik Stig

Court officer haugstad

Afshin Ahmadi

Yonas

Frode Winther

Morten Rudå

Yousef El-Athamna

Mourad

Ferdinand Falsen Hiis

Marika Enstad

Naya PKouzi

Football fan

Yousef Hadaoui

Directed by

Ingvild Søderlind

Written by

Ingvild Søderlind, Helena Johanne Nielsen

Produced by

Thomas Robsahm