Drapet på Benjamin Hermansen

We follow Marit’s fight in court, while flashbacks to life before the tragedy weave two destinies together. Benjamin grows up surrounded by friends and a mother who cares for him, while Joe Erling is shaped by an environment marked by neglect. Both live in areas with low social status. Benjamin experiences police stigmatizing him, while Joe Erling drifts into the neo-Nazi Boot Boys milieu in search of security. The film portrays the vulnerability of young boys trying to find themselves and a sense of belonging — and how catastrophic the consequences can be when hatred is allowed to take root.

Twenty-five years after the murder of Benjamin Hermansen, this is a story we still need to tell — about racism, loss and the hope of reconciliation in a society that must not forget.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 min. Age limit: 15. 2D, Norwegian audio, Norwegian subtitles, Den Store Kinodagen Screen 2

Symra, Cecilie Thoresens vei 23, 1153 Oslo 7 November 2026, 13:15–14:51