On August 21 , 2017 , Paul Greengrass announced that he was working on a new Netflix movie focused on the 2011 Norway attacks and aftermath . The production began at the end of 2017 . The trailer of the film was released on September , 4 , 2018 . Greengrass revealed that he used Norwegian actors and crew for the film , because he considered that the film should be identified like a Norwegian film . He also revealed that he did n’t use the Norwegian language for the film , because he did n’t speak Norwegian , so he looked for actors who can speak English . The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 5 , 2018 . The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10 , 2018 , it also had a special presentation in Scandinavia theaters on October 4 , 2018 . The film was released on October 10 , 2018 on Netflix and in select theaters . It was originally scheduled to be released on November 2 , 2018 , under the title '' Norway ''
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
22 July (film)