During our 22 July fact-check, we discovered that the testimony heard in the movie differs significantly from the court transcript. He endorsed the comments of an AUF member who had said, If one man can create that much hate, you can only imagine how much love we as a togetherness can create.. Parliamentary elections are set for September, with opinion polls pointing to a return to government for the Labour party for the first time since 2013. Not least to enjoy life while having it., Do not lose faith in yourself. The whole building was shaking. The first years after Utoya I was scared for my life, she says. "Shut the f**k up and take your punishment as the coward you are," said survivor Emma Martinovic, who was shot in the arm by Breivik. He then hung up on that operator as well.In the film, the police SWAT team happens upon Breivik in the woods on the island and he willingly gives himself up. Hanne lost her brother, while Ane was also shot. Their parents have divorced since the tragedy and their mother remarried in 2017. The country has had a centre-right coalition for the past eight years, including Progress for more than six years. Nine minutes after he walked away, the device detonated, destroying the facade of not just the tower block housing the prime ministers office but several other ministries and the countrys best-selling newspaper VG. She said: 'I bear my scars with dignity, because I got them standing for something I believe in.'. [17] The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2018,[18] it also had a special presentation in Scandinavian theaters on 4 October 2018. The movie begins as Viljar arrives on Utya for a youth socialist summer camp and Breivik prepares for the attack, and ends shortly after . . He learns to walk again, but is haunted by memories of the attack. I had to cancel my place at an AUF event because I got too scared to go. Breivik murdered 77 people on July 22, 2011, in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity. The attack is considered a national trauma comparable to Norways experience of the second world war when they were occupied. [Viljar nods in the direction of Breivik.] His friend fell down and died during his attempt to climb down and reach Marius's hiding place. The fact is that he was one of us. She was carried into the woods by seven other young people who took care of her. Breivik tried to use the media attention after the attack to promote his beliefs. Greengrass' film splits its focus evenly between Breivik and one of the victims of the attack, Viljar Hanssen (Jonas Strand Gravli), who was shot five times but survived to bear witness at Breivik's trial. Yes. Critical . In real life, heavily armed police came upon him in the woods. You are good enough. Everything that exists in other countries exists here too.. I lay there and started trying to get my bearings. He became blind in the right eye and had to have three fingers amputated. The real Lara Rachid was a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee whose family had fled from the war in Iraq when she was very young. He requests the aid of lawyer Geir Lippestad, who defended a Neo-Nazi. It was a right-wing extremist, Anders Behring Breivik, that committed the atrocity. July 22, it didnt even change Norway, she says. Breiviks criminal trial began in April 2012. Na lev ruce mu lkai amputovali nkolik prst a na jedno oko oslepl. Robert Hansen was actually married twice. I am kind of suprised there were no pictures of Viljar Hanssen. Jensen wrote in The Wall Street Journal in 2011 that Progress was embarrassed, disgusted and truly sad Breivik was once a member. A relief in a way that at least now I don't have to look at him," he says in the film, nodding toward Anders Breivik. But Breivik left Progress well before the attacks, and Labour officials have resolutely refused to pin any blame on the party itself. In early February, in the aftermath of a ransomware attack that targeted computer servers around the world running on VMware ESXi software, the Italian government, A group of 2,000 suspected gang members were moved this past Friday to El Salvadors new 40,000 person capacity prison now the largest prison, Poland has further restricted border traffic from its neighbor to the east, Belarus. Viljar Robert Christian Hanssen is on Facebook. In a political debate that is more polarised than before, they cant be held responsible for his conduct, says Huitfeldt. Greengrass az egyik tll, Viljar Hanssen trtnett mesli el. What is the Organization for World Peace? "We met with a glass wall between us, so it was not possible to take each other in hand. Ness was in the caf when she was shot. 5,516 Followers, 2,189 Following, 272 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Torje Peder Sverre Hanssen (@torjehanssen) torjehanssen. Update: January 23, 2019.) 12:19 GMT 27 Apr 2013 It changed my life. 2014, 15:29 Opd. A lawyer who worked in the justice department. . It was strange being shot, it didnt hurtit was just unpleasant. Only the three of them returned. A bullet shattered her finger and another severely damaged her neck vertebrae. She was shot five times - in her hands, jaw and chest. In addition to complaining about being lonesome by himself, he complained that the prison's strip searches had violated his human rights. Viljar Hanssen - The Irish Times Viljar Hanssen Video Killer Anders Behring Breivik to sue Norway over treatment Man who murdered 77 people has been held in isolation for five years News. It is allowed to feel that it is difficult. Many had at first assumed the attacks were perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists. Following the amputation Mohamad, who arrived in Norway as a refugee from Iraq, spent a total of eleven months in hospitals and rehabilitation centres. The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2018 in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Viljar: I was hit in the thigh, just a slight graze. Estonian born Viljar Puu Weimann is currently Music Director/Conductor of the Shoals Symphony at UNA in Florence, AL (USA), where he also holds the position of strings professor. Thanks as always to everyone who makes The Coolest Newspaper On Earth possible! Such is the wisdom one acquires after more than 25 years in the world's second-least-respected occupation, much of it roaming the seven continents in search of jazz, unrecognizable street food and escorts I f****d with by insisting they give me the platonic tours of their cities promised in their ads. Viljar's younger brother, Torje, is a musician who is currently studying music production at Westerdals. He was carried to a boat by his rescuers but spent nearly two months in a coma. He won the 2016 case, but the verdict was overturned in 2017 and the European Court of Human Rights rejected his 2018 appeal. Breivik first car-bombed a government building in Oslo, leaving eight dead and more than 200 injured. Dare to be vulnerable and sad when you need it, because what you have experienced is so incomprehensible and painful. The waves were knocking my back quite hard. On her way to subway station when bomb exploded. I tried to distract myself by thinking about things I enjoyed in everyday life. The alternative could be to not exist at all.. But, she says, you cannot escape your experiences with silence., You cannot change what happened on Utoya by escaping from everything and everyone who reminds you of that day. Viljar and his brother Torje hide on a rocky embankment on the beach. I remember asking if theyd seen a small, red-haired boy. analyse how our Sites are used. Lara Rashid, who survived the Utya attack told Aftonbladet, I want to be able to say that the 22 of July taught us much as a society. The film somewhat erroneously depicts terrorist Anders Breivik being sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. By the time police reached Breivik, he had killed 69 people on Utoya. cookies A colleague described his death as "a great loss". Tore Sinding Bekkedal, 24, hid in the bathroom of the cafe building. The country operates a progressive prison system and holds the position that all criminals can be rehabilitated. The explosion killed eight people and injured at least 209, twelve critically. For kvinners rettigheter til bestemme over egen kropp, for fremtiden til et splittet demokrati, for smerten dette vil medfre. She adds that the original proposal was potent for how it captured suffering. A striking memorial at Utoya, featuring a section of rock removed from the island to create a symbolic gash on the landscape, was abandoned in 2017 after public outcry. It is painful. [4][5][6] The film was written, directed and produced by Paul Greengrass and features a Norwegian cast and crew. As the testimony showed, however, Viljar managed to keep his sense of humor. The camp director transports him to the island by boat. and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, The movie was inspired by The New York Times Bestselling book One of Us by sne Seierstad. He presented a fake ID and took a ferry out to the island, first claiming the lives of camp leader Monica Bsei and security officer Trond Berntsen. Then I was shot in the forearm, this little scar, and then I was shot in the head. Viljar Hanssen is a survivor of the July 2011 attack at the Utya summer camp in Norway. Viljar: I lost track of him. Meanwhile, for all the furore over Listhaugs comments, she has since become leader of Progress. Even though I am strong, it is still difficult to survive everyday., Dont just look at the dark side, but continue the process that you have begun. of victim Viljar Hanssen instead. Cathrine Gjerdingen Larsen, 17, from Halden, meanwhile, hid at the south tip of Utoya. Due to the tight-knit nature of this country and the wide geographical spread the victims came from, one newspaper estimated as many as one in four Norwegians knew somebody affected. December 18, 2001 / 9:30 AM / CBS. We ran across Lovers Path. In real life, individuals who perceived Lippestad as a Nazi sympathizer also painted a swastika on his house. It doesnt need to be something ambitious. -Telegraph, The real 2011 terrorist attack on Utya island lasted approximately 72 minutes, while the attack in the movie feels like it is over rather quickly. So I tried to go on talking, came out with lots of strange stuff. I'm going to die!'. No. In mid-October he returned home from rehabilitation. Hakon Roals, 18, from Stavanger, hid under a cliff on the east side of the island. Best friends Victoria Froyd, 18, from Drammen, and Sofie Caroline Nilsen, 17, from Tonsberg, also hid in the school building until the massacre was over. Breivik arrives at the ferry landing and informs staff that he is a police officer, sent to secure the island following the attack in Oslo. Now I am afraid of losing those I love the most, since I lost my best friend on the island., After surviving the attack, Libak became the head of the AUF between 2018 and 2020. Crucial information wasnt shared between departments. Hundreds of teenagers as young as 14 flocked there from all over Norway for a mixture of socialising, camping and earnest political debate. After she was shot, she ran out and yelled: 'I've been shot! And I don't look like the person I used to anymore, I. Though much of Viljar's testimony was made more dramatic for the film, terrorist Anders Breivik was indeed present in the courtroom. She was also a Moore, a Stewart and a Brabazon (Earls of Meath). When Viljar was shot, Hanssen tried to swim away and was later rescued by boat. Kjetil Lindstrom, 16, from Arendal, hid under a tree by 'the hill', before he finally ran down to shore and was rescued by Delta the Norwegian SWAT team. Viljar calls his mother to tell her a shooting is in progress. This announcement was made on Monday, February 20th after Belarus expelled three. It feels a little small, she says. Celebrity. I still seem to find things difficult. In short, 1) the website needs $22 U.S. (190 NOK) to stay online for another month and 2) the editor needs any and all help possible to avoid homelessness in the middle of polar winter (not that its legal here any other time of the year). Prableen Kaur, 19, from Oslo hid by the pump house. . This part is in line with the 22 July true story. PM Stoltenberg was at home at the time preparing for a speech he was scheduled to give the next day to the youth camp on Utya island. . He had traveled 25 miles from where he had set off the car bomb in Oslo's executive government quarter, arriving on the island roughly two hours after the explosion. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It was a weird so I took my hand away pretty quick. . In reality, Breivik, who killed 77 people, was sentenced to just 21 years confinement, which is the maximum sentence given in Norway for offenses other than genocide or war crimes. He lost his best friend, he lost an eye, he suffered brain damage, and he lost his ability to ski, snowmobile and engage in many of the other activities he enjoyed in his native Troms County, in northern Norway. -news.com.au, Viljar, who was 25 in October 2018 at the time of this article, has attempted to make his voice matter more by becoming more involved in politics. The best movies on Netflix have started to dwindle compared to the good old days, but the streaming giant still has a robust selection to choose from.They have an impressive genre collection, especially horror and cult films.But Netflix also knows how to do romance, controversy, and real-life . But then you are accused of doing so. . His reason for defending a mass murderer is the same that's given in the movie, that everyone is entitled to a proper defense to guarantee that justice is rightly carried out. Torje Peder Sverre Hanssen Amazing guy @drynomena. Tuva Elise Bo, 17, from Skjetten hid in the woods with her friend. Some of the survivors were only able to survive the mass killing by pretending to already be dead. 32-year-old Anders Breivik was a white supremacist who carried out his terrorist attacks in the name of rejecting a "Muslim colonization" of Europe, including Norway. Posts Videos Tagged. -news.com.au, Viljar, then 17, fled from the terrorist by scrambling down a cliff. I was in the middle of this extreme chaos, says Andrea Gjestvang, a photographer and VG picture editor. On July 21, culture minister Anniken Huitfeldt had sent a text message to the head of the AUF on Utoya saying, I wish I were you. According to Agence France Presse, Breivik's prison quarters are made up of three personal cells: one for living, one for exercise, and one for studying, plus a bathroom. No. He was later picked up by a boat. His main goal was to protect his younger brother, Torje, but they weren't quite out of the view of the man who was trying to kill them. Viljar Hanssen, 27, was a high school student in Longyearbyen when he became one of the most recognizable survivors of the July 22, 2011, massacre at Utya. Maybe it seems hopeless, but it is not over. -US News, The island of Utya in Norway's Tyrifjorden lake is owned by the Workers' Youth League (AUF), the youth wing of the social-democratic Labour Party that terrorist Anders Breivik opposed, largely due to the party's stance on Muslim immigration and multiculturalism. But then we forgot and moved on. When depicted, Breivik is sometimes described in a way that paints him as inhuman or a psychopath. Prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh: Can you start by telling us what happened to you on Utoya? As shock and confusion gripped Oslo, Breivik drove 40km north-west out of the capital to the small island of Utoya in Tyrifjorden lake. 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