What is "hamsun"

Hamsun is a 1996 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the later life of the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun ( Max von Sydow), who, together with his wife Marie Hamsun ( Ghita Nørby), went from being a national hero to a traitor after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway during World War II.

von Sydow and Nørby speak in their native Swedish and Danish respectively, though there is a scene where he speaks English and several where she speaks German; the rest of the cast speak Norwegian or German.

It won the Gulbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Sydow), Best Actress (Nørby) and Best Screenplay ( Enquist). The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.