Facing War

1h 40min

Documentary

War

Jens Stoltenberg had planned to step down after nine years in the powerful position of NATO Secretary General. The 65-year-old politician had packed his bags to go home to his wife in Norway, as he had promised her. But then Joe Biden called and asked him to stay another year. Because in a troubled world, an experienced leader is needed more than ever. With unprecedented access, we follow Jens Stoltenberg through his last year as Secretary General of NATO.

Production Companies

Think-Film Impact Production

DOX Division

NRK

SVT

Cast

Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

Self - Secretary general, NATO
Sissel Kruse Larsen

Sissel Kruse Larsen

Self - Media advisor, NATO
Dylan White

Dylan White

Self - Deputy spokesperson, NATO
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self - President of the United States
Stian Jenssen

Stian Jenssen

Self - Chief of Staff, NATO
Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Self - President of Ukraine
Ulf Kristersson

Ulf Kristersson

Self - Prime minister of Sweden
Krisztián Meszárós

Krisztián Meszárós

Self - Deputy director, NATO
Oana Lungescu

Oana Lungescu

Self - Spokesperson, NATO
Ben Norman

Ben Norman

Self - Deputy director, NATO
Lorenz Meyer-Minnemann

Lorenz Meyer-Minnemann

Self - Deputy chief of staff, NATO
Thorvald Stoltenberg

Thorvald Stoltenberg

Self - Fmr foreign minister of Norway
Karin Stoltenberg

Karin Stoltenberg

Self - Wife of Thorvald Stoltenberg
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Self - President of Turkey
Jonas Gahr Støre

Jonas Gahr Støre

Self - Prime minister of Norway
Allision Hart

Allision Hart

Self - Deputy director, NATO
Gabrielius Landsbergis

Gabrielius Landsbergis

Self - Foreign minister of Lithuania
Margus Tsahkna

Margus Tsahkna

Self - Foreign minister of Estonia
Péter Szijjártó

Péter Szijjártó

Self - Foreign minister of Hungary
Radoslaw Sikorski

Radoslaw Sikorski

Self - Foreign minister of Poland
Dmytro Kuleba

Dmytro Kuleba

Self - Foreign minister of Ukriane
Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock

Self - Foreign minister of Germany
Matt Van Wagenen

Matt Van Wagenen

Self - Major General, NATO
Tom Goffus

Tom Goffus

Self - Assistant secretary general, NATO
Elina Valtonen

Elina Valtonen

Self - Foreign minister of Finland
David Cameron

David Cameron

Self - Foreign secretary of the UK
Viktor Orbán

Viktor Orbán

Self - Prime minister of Hungary
János Máté

János Máté

Self - State secretary of Hungary
Ethan Rosenzweig

Ethan Rosenzweig

Self - Chief of protocol, US
Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni

Self - Prime minister of Italy
Milojko Spajić

Milojko Spajić

Self - Prime minister of Montenegro
Alexander Stubb

Alexander Stubb

Self - President of Finland
Ingrid Schulerud

Ingrid Schulerud

Self - Wife of Jens Stoltenberg

Release date

19th Mar 2025

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Norsk, English