Ola Waagen

Ola Waagen

Kristiansund, Norway

Ola Waagen is a filmmaker with a strong social commitment, and a special interest in political documentaries.

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Up Against the Wall 2010 (10)

A critical look at Norwegian fur production. The documentary follows a group of activists that in 2010 documented horrible conditions in Norwegian fur farms for the third consecutive year.
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Inside Fur 2014 (10)

A group of highly motivated activists work for years with the goal of exposing the true face of the Nordic fur industry. They sneak into hundreds of fur farms. When their images are publicized it causes media feasts and public outrage, year after year. However, the industry always strikes back. Nothing changes. A new approach is needed. So, psychologist Frank Nervik tells the fur industry that he plans to become a fur farmer. He asks for training. Nervik is accepted as one of them, and starts learning the trade secrets. Without anybody knowing, he films his training with a hidden camera.
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The Mole: Undercover in North Korea 2020 (6.986)

A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.
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Griseindustriens hemmeligheter 2019

In five years, Norun Haugen went undercover in the Norwegian pig industry with a hidden camera. What kind of life did the pig have before ending up on your dinner plate? What Norun found during her undercover is very shocking.