▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Ar ne ▁Sk ou en ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁We ▁Die ▁Al one ▁by ▁David ▁How arth . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁and ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Norwegian ▁television ▁aud ien ces ▁voted ▁it ▁the ▁greatest ▁Norwegian ▁film ▁ever ▁made . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁morning ▁after ▁their ▁bl under , ▁the ▁resistance ▁f igh ters ' ▁boat cont aining ▁ 8 ▁tons ▁of ▁explos ives ▁intended ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁air ▁control ▁tower is ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁vessel . ▁ ▁The ▁Norweg ians ▁destroy ▁their ▁boat ▁by ▁expl oding ▁their ▁payload , ▁and ▁Ba als r ud ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁surv iving ▁soldiers ▁fle e . ▁ ▁They ▁sw im ▁ash ore ▁in ▁ice ▁cold ▁Ar ctic ▁waters , ▁and ▁Ba als r ud ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Naz i ▁on s la ug ht . ▁So aking ▁wet ▁and ▁missing ▁one ▁sh oe , ▁he ▁esc apes ▁up ▁a ▁rav ine , ▁and ▁sho ots ▁and ▁k ills ▁a ▁Gest ap o ▁officer . ▁▁▁ ▁Ba als r ud ▁ev ades ▁capture ▁for ▁roughly ▁two ▁months , ▁suffering ▁from ▁fro st b ite ▁and ▁snow ▁blind ness . ▁He ▁fails ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁neutral ▁Sweden ▁and ▁throws ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁some ▁Norwegian ▁citizens ▁who ▁happen ▁to