TORONTO (daily): Ine Marie Wilmann will be well shown again on screen and on screen in the future. Before Christmas, she appears in the Netflix movie “Troll”. After that, she appears in the cinema classic “People and thieves in Kardemomme by”. And then, in the new year, she makes a comeback in the third season of the ratings magnet “Exit.”

But first, she will be seen in the 100 million epic “Krigsseileren”, which will have its official premiere at the Toronto festival.

– It’s a real palette that I feel very lucky to be able to play with, says Wilmann (37) about his busy daily life.

– From time to time, I find myself thinking: “I’m just doing stupid things in a burning world.” Then come projects that are close to my heart. “Krigsseileren” is something like that, she adds to Dagbladet at Lake Ontario.

She describes it as “relevant, important and great to participate in”.

– When so many people say “our story is finally told”, it reminds you of the power of fiction. It can help and heal wounds that politics didn’t cause, that people didn’t cause, says Wilmann.

Fear of being exposed

The war at home

Gunnar Vikene’s “War Sailor” depicts sailors who were taken to the front when World War II broke out. At home, women like Cecilia, Wilmann’s character, sat. That is to say, she did not sit down: she – and thousands with her – got up and ran and worked and whipped.

That’s where a lot of the appeal lies, mum-of-two Wilmann thinks.

– When her husband is stuck at sea, the entire responsibility for the future lies with her, the 37-year-old says of her character.

– And it’s a huge responsibility – that so many women have taken on and defended. It’s a war movie with almost no uniforms – about ordinary people trying to hold on to their lives against the odds.

“Exit” the men of the past reality

– Why are you invited to Toronto with this now? Isn’t there enough war and misery in the world?

– I was very happy when we were invited. Because it gives the feeling that we didn’t make a film about the war in Norway.

Wilmann counters the question between skyscrapers.

– We made a drama which shows the consequences of the war and the trauma of the war, which is unfortunately extremely topical, she continues.

– Having your life in tatters is something people experience all the time, all over the world. The film also carries with it an acknowledgment of what wartime sailors and their families have gone through. And it carries with it a recognition of what women have worn and stood for. It’s a story that is under-told.

Track issue: – Obviously problematic

Free fall

There are few parallels with the NRK phenomenon “Exit”, except that she plays against Pål Sverre Hagen. According to Wilmann, no one in the cast or crew thought the portrayal of a frantic financial environment in Oslo would become so huge.

– And that applies to all of Scandinavia, she clarifies.

– When I meet Danish colleagues, they tell me: “I love this ‘Exit’!”

– What does it say about modern Norway that the show is so popular?

– What I like is that we take an oblique look at a part of Norway that is often hailed as “self-made men”, and which should somehow justify itself in this type of style of life because they earned that money. I think it’s cool that we succeeded with satire. The reality is no better than in the series – quite the contrary.

– But do the grassroots fans understand that this is satire?

– Well, I also meet a lot of people who think it’s so cool. They want to live this life. They want to join as extras because they would like to be associated and be like those guys. So I’ll be like this…

– “What planet are you from?”

– Yes, too many series show how incredibly hollow it is, how little humanity there is. But there’s something about these hedonists being above the law and the rules, while at the same time it’s glamorous and elegant to watch. Anyway, at least my figure is in free fall. There are many downsides behind glittery medals, so to speak.

– More intense

To a psychologist

Wilmann reveals that she went to see a psychologist to get a good grip on Celine Bergvik.

– I have a super psychologist friend who I often call on to discuss my numbers as a case. Before the first season, we watched how such a person works.

– What did she say about Celine?

– She talked about her experiences in such circles, the differences between old and new wealth, and the symptoms you see where. Although this is an extreme environment, much is still transferable. And I’m trying to build a whole person, and I have to defend my figure – I can’t just screw it up.

The “Exit” star about the condition: – Grateful

– How many of you are there in the figure?

– I actually meet a lot of people who take time to realize that it’s me who plays in “Exit”. I take that as a compliment. Those who know me think it’s funny to see me like this, because it’s so far from who I am.

– What can we expect from the third round?

Wilmann smiles slyly over the jet lag coffee.

– It won’t get any brighter. This I can reveal.

Trained to be a top athlete in six months

Dialectical method

Wilmann graduated from the Theater Academy in 2011. All she had to do was get in, admittedly on the fourth attempt. She planned her acting career early on.

– I decided when I was five years old, she laughs.

– We performed “Reveenka” in kindergarten. I still remember this feeling that my own reality ceases and I somehow feel freer in games than in life. It’s like you’re in a separate place where anything can happen, where there are no borders.

Before “Krigsseileren”, she must have followed “all the methods” to master the dialect jump. Daughter Bærum Wilmann operated kav Bergensk on and off the film set during preparations. Then director Vikene and producer Maria Ekerhovd, both on that side, were great to practice on.

– It was mostly about not wanting to break the illusion. It would be so devastating if the audience were to sit and think, “There’s something wrong here,” she explains.

– After all, this story comes from Bergen. This is where the submarines of the German fleet were. And the whole starting point is a story about the people of the coast – that was very important.

– A little shame

School bombed

– “Krigsseileren” is the most expensive Norwegian feature film of all time. Does it bring additional pressure?

– I never felt that – and I say this as a compliment – while we were recording. We were still wearing rubber boots in a windswept house on Askøy, confusingly resembling a student production. There’s something I love about Norwegian: you pee behind a bush and change in a shed.

– Will there be an anti-climax, after the Toronto virus, with the Norwegian premiere on September 23?

– You know what, we will be in Bergen, and I will meet a relative of Gunnar who survived the bombing of the Holen school in Laksevåg. So being able to go “home” with the movie is huge.

– Do you also speak Bergen?

– I think so. But then my husband gets involved and I try to spare him some of those things.

Wilmann – who, just in case, is filming the second season of the thriller series “Furia” – smiles in the Canada-India heat of late summer.

– He has to endure a lot, poor thing. But we’ve been together for 18 years, so he’s been involved in most of it.