Gro Harlem Brundtland
Biography
Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian physician and politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway, becoming the country’s first female prime minister. A member of the Labour Party, she played a central role in modernizing Norway’s welfare state and advancing gender equality. Internationally, she is best known for chairing the World Commission on Environment and Development, whose 1987 «Brundtland Report» introduced the concept of sustainable development. Brundtland later served as Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as Self
Hilde Hummelvoll and Nils Gunnar Lie invite you to a Christmas gathering at The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy on Christmas Eve 1990. Among the guests are Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jørn Hoel and Erik Bye.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
We follow the AUF youths on Utøya before, during, and after the tragedy of July 22—the story of how a summer paradise and "island of love" was taken over by a mass murderer on a Friday afternoon. These are diverse, surreal, and harrowing accounts, but also stories of resilience, solidarity, and incredible strength.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Self
This story of Utøya ends at 2 p.m. on 22 July 2011. It begins in 1933, when the Norwegian Labour Party bought the island from Conservative politician Jens Bratlie. Over the years, the island has been a place of happiness, recreation, friendship, love and political ideas, and for many it has held a very special significance.