"NORDSJØFILM PRESENTS :" "THE SHETLAND GANG" "This movie depicts episodes from the war effort made by" "Norwegian Naval Independent Unit No. 1." "More than 100 Norwegians and Brits worked together in the Shetland Gang." "Their job was to- keep an open link between occupied Norway and the free world." "It cannot show every destiny, but we salute them all." "Playing themselves:" "Boss!" "Did you order more artillery?" "Yes." "But when it will come.. ." "We can't hit German planes with water pistols." "But we can't just go to the store!" "And the new main sail?" "The old rag is of no use in the winter." "One thing at the time!" "You can't go to Bremnes with a Trondelag number!" "Couldn't you get yourself a new hat?" "When you get the artillery. .." "... Iwillgetmyselfanew hat." "We're not really humans anyway." "You are more like seals." "Helpless on land." "But good at sea!" "Any news from Larsen?" "Don't worry, he'll be here." "Hope so, but three weeks too late." "Is this vessel going out?" "Yes, we have to get the cargo across." "But after that..." "I don'tknow." "Have you seen an admiral lately?" "No, not for ages, thank God." "Well, there's one right behind us." "Where is the officer in charge?" "There he comes!" "That mast..." "She'snotone ofours ." "Never seen her before." "But it is Larsen!" "Where is your own boat?" "She sank." "And where did you get this one?" "I stole it!" "Hello, Oyvind!" "Cheers!" "Yes... cheers!" "Yes, colts!" "Great as artillery!" "He says it will be difficult." "With all the gold he carries?" "You're a decent fellow." "Pretend to be fishing." "We'll go in tonight, to one of the islands." "Plane at the stern!" "Wait until I give the signal." "He's coming in on us!" "No, he's just going in circles." "Come on, you bastard!" "It's a great opportunity." "Perhaps, but it's not our job." "He's leaving." "All right, boys." "This is London." "We have five special announcements." "Announcement no. 1 :" "The fox has a long wooden leg." "No. 2:" "Backwards into the evensong." "You'll look after it, Blackey." "Any message?" "He's coming tonight." "You must ask grandma." "I will." "You'll run and tell them." "He's coming." "At midnight." "Johan wants to go with them." "Johan?" "He's much too young." "He's sixteen now." "No!" "I've already said no." "Hello, Larsen!" "It's just me, Johnsen." "I thought you were a German." "I thought you were too." "Are you Larsen?" "Come up to the farm." "Any Germans around here?" "They will be back next Thursday." "It will be tonight!" "Are you ready?" "Yes." "The children too?" "All of you." "Make haste!" "There's a couple with two Jewish children." "They have to get away." "This will not be a trip for children." "There's a storm coming." "If Gestapo catches them, they're finished." "Quick, or he'll leave without us." "But are you coming?" "Your grandma will never let you go." "She has to." "I must leave." "Will you let him go?" "The Germans took his parents." "If this is what he wants, then..." "He can come if you let him." "For them anything is better than staying here." "All right, then." "How about Johan?" "You can go..." "Then we can go." "We must get off the coast before daybreak." "Germans!" "There are guard boats on the fjord!" "Where's Oyvind?" "Let her go!" "Take her through the Strøm sound!" "It's over there." "Head for the point." "Take her a bit port side." "Go port side!" "You've been a great help." "They can't follow us here." "The cabin door is smashed." "Fix it with some nails." "Is she taking in water?" "Any water here?" "The engine OK?" "Of course it is." "I'm so thirsty!" "I'm so thirsty..." "I'll tell you a story about three brothers." "Is everything all right in here?" "Yes, but we must have some water." "Two days!" "How long will this last?" "Larsen thinks it might take a few." "Was that all?" "All the food is stored up front." "Carla !" "I'll try to access some of the food." "Oyvind!" "Go and raise the mizzen sail." "The engine died!" "See if you can make a drogue and start pumping water!" "I can take over." "No, it's fine." "It's been three days now!" "Carla, please get us some water." "Is the engine fine?" "Yes." "And Bjorn says..." "... it'sthisoldboatofyours  leaking like a sieve." ""Dec 1 7th." "Arrived on island 11.50pm. Picked up an agent... "" ""Four refugees, one recruit, and... " What does it say, Leif?" "A Christmas tree." ""Back to base." "Rough weather."" "Was it so easy?" "And what about this chap?" "I want to sail with Larsen again." "First you must learn the ropes." "You can't become a seaman before you're 1 7." "Another entry to make for the log." "MISSI ON SUCCESSFUL" "There's a girl in Havana she can need a dime she can" "Sits there by her window waiting for a man" "Come to me, dear sailor boy I will make you go "oi!"" "I have beauty, you are young Our song will be sung" "And now we'll have a dance!" "43 trips." "Not a bad winter." "We lost three boats." "But one of the crews were rescued." "We're starting to realise what equipment we need." "And more importantly, we're getting to know each other." "This is not Englishmen and Norwegians, but a group working well together." "Are you enjoying pealing potatoes?" "No more ammunition." "I think dinner's ready." "All set to go?" "Yes. 8 ton cargo for Trana." "Magnus will take care of it." "Then I'll come back." "It will take 10 days." "Right." "Have everything you need?" "Then you will leave at 10am tomorrow." "Come in!" "Baard ..." "Baard!" "It's five to ten!" "What did you say?" "You should sail at 10 o'clock!" "Bad clock." "You will have to get us a new one." "Fire up the engine!" "The boss is mad at us." "What's this?" "Harpoon." "We'll hunt for porpoise." "We can't leave before breakfast." "The Germans will have to wait." "All right." "Fifteen minutes." "But then I want some coffee." "It's Petter..." "Evening, Petter!" "Did you get the cylinder head?" "Magnus has it up at the store." "Don't be late." "The post boat comes at 4pm and Germans often follow it." "I'm never late." "Let's get up the rest of the stuff." "Hello there!" "I never thought you would come." "This is what we need for next time:" "piston, feather, ball bearings." "I'll see what I can do." "There's the Rubb top you asked for." "An accordion!" "How much is it?" "It's expensive." "Almost 2000." "But I can't sell it to you." "It's for the officer at the lighthouse." "What will a German do with such a fine instrument?" "How much?" "1900 crowns." "But what will I tell the officer?" "That the occupation makes accordions impossible to find." "You must go now!" "England is a great nation." "But their accordions.. ." "I'm afraid I'm a bit short!" "Then you can just forget it!" "Will you take British pounds?" "All right." "They will come in handy after the war." "That's enough!" "I've wanted one for years." "I'll come back on the next trip." "What about this one?" "Almost forgot that one." "Want to buy a lottery ticket?" "Half a crown." "You can win a tin of biscuits." "What name shall I put?" "King Haakon." "But the king's in England!" "What if the king wins?" "Then he'll send a boat across!" "I'd like to see the boss' face when he hears it was bought in Norway!" "A sailor likes the rolling sea" "On the waves he will be" "Wind is rocking keel and mast" "Hear, a storm is at blast" "So long, so long, my bonny lass" "One day we will meet again" "So long, so long, my bonny lass" "One day we will meet again..." "A fixed cylinder top never lasts long." "Can't we have it welded?" "Only in Glasgow." "But it should be all right." "Baard ordered a cylinder top for a 50 Rubb, right?" "He'll be here with it tomorrow or Wednesday." "Yes?" "From Baard!" "Hang on." "Baard's in trouble." "About 200 miles to the North East." "We can go out in 20 minutes." "You will not get there before noon tomorrow." "The HQ will ask- the RAF and the Navy for assistance." "Let go!" "Object at two o'clock!" "Going down !" "At one o'clock." "Send signal : "Impossible to land." "MTB on its way."" "We'll get the MTB here." "It's hopeless tonight!" "The MTB had to return." "Ten broken frames." "Impossible by such weather." "But Scapa Flow sends a destroyer." "The plane goes up again at daybreak." "Yes, it's been called back." "Four days now." "Impossible." "It's useless." "Our boats are too slow." "And the MTBs can't handle this type of weather." "If only we had boats that were both fast and could take heavy sea." "There's no point in dreaming about that now." "We'll go out again." "The Navy would do that." "If there was a hope." "But they can't survive three days like that." "Baard would set sail for Norway." "Just wait and see, he'll come." "I wish I could believe that." "But by such conditions... ." "No." "It's impossible to comprehend." "Baard, of all people!" "So long, so long, my bonny lass" "One day we will meet again..." "LOST" "Another year has come." "Busier than ever." "We have a lot of new equipment, that we can make good use of." "But our enemies are the same:" "Germans and rough weather." "MISSING" "Successful?" "Our small ships go out when all others seek calm waters." "But they are too slow." "We get agents and supplies across." "But 8 ships and 44 lives have been lost." "There are only 40 left." "SUCCESSFUL" "And still they want to go out." "Couldn't we avoid these losses?" "Perhaps if we had faster ships." "But we will finish our job." "Take it easy, we want to go home." "Here, I brought your dinner." "Thank you, just put it here." "It's my birthday today." "Congratulations, Johan!" "I'm 1 7 today." "You said I could sail when I was 1 7." "Not before 1 7, I said." "I want to go out with Larsen." "You must wait until he needs you." "I could need extra help, actually." "All right, if you really have to take him." "Plane at port side!" "Wait for my signal!" "There is no use in trying to fool them." "We're far off the coast." "Hold on!" "Wait!" "Now!" "Hansen, send a message to base!" "Here they come again !" "Finn, could you take over." "I can't do it with the elbow." "Larsen!" "One of them is leaving!" "I hit him!" "350 miles to Shetland." "90 to Norway, straight in." "But we can't go there directly." "Then we'll be sure they find us." "We'll follow the coast down to Aalesund." "How far is that?" " 150 miles." "Empty that jug and fill it with water." "We will need water, not rum." "There they are!" "Do you think it has sunk?" "If it hasn't, they will see that the lifeboat is gone." "Keep the oars under water." "The sun might reftect on them." "I hit him, didn't I, Larsen?" "Some are always out there." "Where they are or what can happen, we simply don't know." "It"s a good feeling every time a boat returns." "Let's hope he will drift towards land so he can be buried in Norway." "I'll ask him where we are." "Are you Norwegians?" "Yes, we were hit by a torpedo." "Could you take us to Shetland?" "We haven't got enough oil." "But I could take you to Kristiansund and hide you there." "Kristiansund?" "Don't know anyone there." "We might not get out of the place." "How far are we off the coast now?" "35 miles." "Thanks, we'll go on then." "As you like." "But your people look pretty tired." "We'll manage." "You touched a mine?" "Where?" "Out here somewhere." "What were you after?" "The skipper didn 't say." "Sure it wasn't a plane?" "No, it was a mine." "Anyone killed?" "No." "Just a few wounded." "What about the skipper?" "He's in the other boat." "You don't know what he was up to?" "I didn 't ask him." "I see." "Ask no questions, and you will be told no lies." "Shall we go to shore?" "No, we'll go on to Torholmen." "Lars will help us." "It's just another ten miles." "Who's there?" "Who are you?" "I'm Leif Larsen." "Just a minute!" "Leif!" "Are they after you?" "I've got six men down in the boat." "Why did you not report this straight away?" "These men are saboteurs, spies." "Enemies of the new Norway." "They can't have gotten far." "I certainly hope not." "Do you want to keep those German grenade splinters in your bum?" "Count yourself lucky." "Enoksen has many more." "Don't let her come up!" "Larsen and his crew came to us." "Could you send a message to London?" "We'll try." "These are really worn now." "Couldn't we get some new?" "We try." "But they keep an eye on anyone buying bandages." "I'm really happy we're in Norway." "My folks are in Sarpsborg." "We'll get you something to eat." "Perhaps his stomach won't..." "We'll find out." "If he holds the food, he's all right." "Okay, Gunnar?" "They can't possibly be this far in." "Every island will be searched." "We're wasting our time." "Let's start with the islands further out." "They're leaving again!" "And I didn't even puke!" "Then your stomach is okay." "Long live medical science!" "We must do something!" "There is nothing we can do." "Now it's up to the Navy." "Hopeless in this weather." "It's only a little storm." "We'll go out when the wind drops." "In three-four days, I should think." "If he can't go out, I will !" "Send a message saying I'm waiting for Erkna." "I'll send a message about the MTB." "The men are in a tight spot!" "And you don't want me to help them?" "But you haven't got a chance!" "I know every sound!" "You'll get in, but not out again!" "They have to wait for the MTB." "They are safer at Torholmen." "So you don't like our home-grown?" "It's... abittoostrongforme." "Look at this!" "Wanted, award will be paid..." ""On March 26th a fishing vessel west of the island of Haram was hailed- by a crew of seven in a lifeboat." "Two of them spoke Norwegian."" ""The public is asked to assist the police in finding these individuals."" ""A 5000 award will be paid for information leading to their arrest."" "Bloody rude!" "It's less than what you get for a pig on the black market!" "That might be." "But I don't like it." "Leif, I have an idea." "We could perhaps put out a rumour." "If people hear a boat is missing..." "I heard a large fishing boat was stolen last week near North Island..." "London says an MTB will pick you up outside Erkna tonight." "You have to be quick." "My brother will take you out." "Larsen has stolen a boat and fted to England." "This shows clearly what these men want." "What should we do, sir?" "You must search every house in a radius of 15 kilometres." "Every boat must be kept back and searched." "No traffic on the fjord allowed." "Is that clear?" "At your orders, Major." "Good boat." "Pity to leave it behind." "The owner would miss it." "Thank you for all your help." "Hope you will have a safe trip." "If the rumours have helped, then it should be all right." "Goodbye." "Halt!" "Your papers, please!" "Quick!" "Your papers!" "Stand by!" "Now!" "Stop!" "Come back here!" "British air-raid!" "Get in position, quick!" "Fire!" "Come on!" "It's breakfast time." "I never thought you would make it." "Get them on board, we must leave." "Hello!" "Anyone home?" "Yes, what is it?" "What time is it?" "Around ten." "It's evening." "They're on their way back." "So the MTB picked them up?" "Coffee?" "I think it's still warm." "No thanks." "So the fishing boat war is over?" "Yes, they're too slow." "It's a bit sad." "We'll get something better." "American sub-chasers. 22 knots." "Can take rough seas, artillery..." "It won't be the same." "No, but much safer." "I thought you wanted to know." "Yes." "Thank you." "It's not very glorious - a young boy dying out there in an open boat." "That's how war is." "You can believe in what you're doing." "But that's all." "Yes." "That's all." "Good night." "Many see war as an adventure." "But it's tragic, bitter, infertile." "We fought for what we believed in." "That filled our fight with meaning." "In return we received help from people back home..." "Recognition from those we brought across, and the knowledge that we kept open the road between occupied Norway and the free world." "Subtitles:" "Martin Bjørlo Scandinavian Text Service, 2009 1"