The Heavy Water War (original title Kampen om tungtvannet and alternative title The Saboteurs (UK)) is a six-episode war drama TV miniseries written by Petter S. Rosenlund and produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1] It is a Norwegian/Danish/British co-production, directed by Per-Olav Sørensen [no] that tells about the German nuclear weapon project and the heavy water sabotage in Norway to disrupt it during the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on the role of Leif Tronstad.The Saboteurs Season 1 Download
[2][3]The first two episodes were initially broadcast on NRK1, on 4 January 2015. The opening episodes had 1,259,000 viewers, which was a record for the opening of a drama series in Norway.[4] In Denmark, the initial broadcast was on 4 May 2015 on TV 2 titled Kampen om det tunge vand.[5] In the UK, the miniseries, retitled The Saboteurs, was aired by More4 from 19 June 2015, received a good critical reception.[6] The series was released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 August 2015.[7] In Poland the show premiered on 15 January 2016 on ipla [pl] VOD to very good reviews.[8][9] Viewing rights for France were bought by Entertainment One, for Benelux by Lumière, for Spain by A Contracorriente, for Poland by Kino Swiat and for the Balkans by Stas Media.[10] Viewing rights for the US were bought by MHz Networks, which announced a DVD release date of 8 March 2016.The series was filmed in Norway and the Czech Republic. Production costs were around 75 million Norwegian kroner, or about €7.8 million. The dialogue is in Norwegian, German, English and Danish.The series was filmed in Norway and the Czech Republic. Production costs were around 75 million Norwegian kroner, or about €7.8 million. The dialogue is in Norwegian, German, English and Danish.The series was filmed in Norway and the Czech Republic. Production costs were around 75 million Norwegian kroner, or about €7.8 million. The dialogue is in Norwegian, German, English and Danish.