Drapet på Benjamin Hermansen
A film about racism, loss and reconciliation
Marit’s fight in court and 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 being stigmatised by the police, 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 the catastrophic consequences 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.
Length: 1 hour 36 min. Age limit: 15. 2D, Norwegian audio, Norwegian subtitles, Den Store Kinodagen. Screen 3.
7 November 2026, 18:00–19:36
Ringen, Sannergata 6D, 0557 Oslo
