The Nation's Gambit

The Nation's Gambit (2026) is a action, thriller film directed by John Andreas Andersen.

Norway's Prime Minister is kidnapped by a terrorist who makes only one demand. That the politicians in power are playing a game of chess over the Prime Minister's life. Each chess piece represents people who work for the state or leaders in society. If the politicians win the game, the prime minister will live, but every piece lost on the chess boards means the loss of a human life. The politicians and their appointed rescue team, the Delta Squad, are faced with an impossible dilemma: Can they afford to sacrifice human lives in an attempt to save the Prime Minister? With only 24 hours to win the game and save the prime minister, they have no choice but to play the deadly game.

Cast

Pål Sverre Hagen

Anton Block

Penda Faal

Björk Adekoia Block

Maria Bonnevie

Frøya Lande

Tobias Santelmann

Are Stranger

Jon Øigarden

Viktor Fløysland

Gina Bernhoft Gørvell

Åse Prahner

Glenn André Kaada

Kjetil Rykke

Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes

Ragnhild Fure

Jonas Hoff Oftebro

Tom Myhren

Erland Bakker

Thorvald Astrup

Emil Olafsson

Sven Øen

Martin Karelius Østensen

Bamse