'The Secret Norwegian - Breaking the Curse of Janteloven' Documentary

The Dark Side of Norway - What They Don't Tell You - Documentary

'The Secret Norwegian - Breaking the Curse of Janteloven' Documentary

Filmed and Directed by Anthony King.

For several years the Nordic countries have dominated the top spots on the UN's World Happiness Report. I decided to find out the truth behind the lauded "Nordic lifestyle" by persuading 350 Norwegians to tell me about their lives... on tape. Almost without exception, they described how great it was to live in Norway. I listened politely ... and then I asked them to tell me the truth. What they told me will shock you...

In 2019 I interviewed over 350 people in Oslo, Tromso, Svalbard and a total of fifteen cities across Norway. I also travelled to over 50 smaller locations, including Sogndalstrand, Averoy, Romsdalen and more. The conversations were recorded. I interviewed the Prime Minister, doctors, teachers, students, scientists, hotel workers and people from all walks of life. I persuaded them to tell me the truth of what life is like in Norway. Over 500,000 words of transcripts and hundreds of hours of recordings. All footage and conversations in this documentary were recorded by myself. Certain details of these edited excerpts have been disguised and answers replaced by voice actors. The audio distortion and drop off is inherent to the recordings and is necessary to retain their anonymity. My book series 'The Secret Norwegian' contains the original disguised and redacted transcripts. I hope that somebody daring to reveal the truth will make it easier to reject the unspoken ‘rules’ of oppression: Janteloven... not only in Norway but in the whole of Scandinavia.

IMPORTANT: ‘The Secret Norwegian’ Documentary download is a behind the scenes look at "The Secret Norwegian" series and contains material that some may find disturbing. ‘The Secret Norwegian’ includes discussions of abuse, racism, discrimination, bullying, suicide, death, mental illness and child abuse which some may find triggering. Discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age status, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or any other basis is wrong and is fully condemned by the author and the publisher. Discretion is advised. Music by James Sanger.

Price: £16.99 GBP (UK/EU excluding VAT)