Character Relationship Map: Number 24

Characters

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) (played by Sjur Vatne Brean) — protagonist

  The central protagonist, who joins the resistance, leads an information-gathering organization, undertakes dangerous sabotage missions, and remains committed to the struggle despite severe losses and...

• Gunnar Sønsteby (old) (played by Erik Hivju) — protagonist

  The older Gunnar appears in the framing story, being interviewed about his wartime memories and describing how he stores them in five mental drawers.

• Edvard Tallaksen (played by Philip Helgar) — supporting

  A resistance member who helps plan the operation to destroy the conscription archive and is later shot in the face during another dangerous operation.

• Erling Solheim (played by Jakob Maanum Trulsen) — supporting

  A man identified in a letter to the State Police as offering information about the resistance. The resistance is asked to make him disappear before he can contact the Gestapo again.

• Max Manus (played by Benjamin Myhre) — minor
• Jens Christian Hauge (played by Jacob Jensen) — supporting

  A resistance figure who recruits Gunnar Sønsteby for an urgent operation opposing the forced conscription of Norwegian men.

• Gregers Gram (played by Ulrik William Græsli) — minor
• Karl Marthinsen (played by Per Kjerstad) — minor
• Gudrun Collett (played by Lisa Loven Kongsli) — supporting

  She helps Gunnar Sønsteby gain access to a network of apartments, enabling him to change locations and evade the danger caused by Gestapo arrests.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Jens Christian Hauge (Professional Recruiter And Operative)

  Jens Christian Hauge recruits Gunnar Sønsteby (young) for an urgent operation against the forced conscription of Norwegian men.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (old) → Gunnar Sønsteby (young) (Temporal Older Self)

  The film opens with Gunnar Sønsteby (old) recalling wartime memories, after which the story follows Gunnar Sønsteby (young) during the occupation.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Karl Marthinsen (Conflict Resistance Adversary)

  After Karl Marthinsen is shot, the Germans retaliate by executing 28 Norwegian men, including resistance members and civilians.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Erling Solheim (Conflict Assigned Adversary)

  A letter to the State Police identifies Erling Solheim as offering information about the resistance, and Gunnar is asked to make him disappear.

• Max Manus → Edvard Tallaksen (Alliance Operation Teammate)

  Max Manus and Edvard Tallaksen are part of the four-person group planning the attack on the Akersgata 55 archive.

• Gregers Gram → Max Manus (Alliance Operation Teammate)

  Gregers Gram and Max Manus are named among the resistance members planning the archive operation with Gunnar and Edvard.

• Gregers Gram → Edvard Tallaksen (Alliance Operation Teammate)

  Gregers and Edvard participate with Gunnar and Max in planning the destruction of the archive at Akersgata 55.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Edvard Tallaksen (Alliance Sabotage Teammate)

  Edvard Tallaksen joins Gunnar, Gregers Gram, and Max Manus in planning the attack on the archive at Akersgata 55.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Max Manus (Alliance Sabotage Teammate)

  Gunnar, Gregers Gram, Max Manus, and Edvard Tallaksen plan the destruction of the conscription archive at Akersgata 55.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Gregers Gram (Alliance Teammate)

  Gunnar Sønsteby (young), Gregers Gram, Max Manus, and Edvard Tallaksen plan to destroy the archive at Akersgata 55.

• Gunnar Sønsteby (young) → Gudrun Collett (Alliance Resistance Supporter)

  With help from Gudrun Collett, Gunnar gains access to a network of apartments and changes locations constantly.

Story Analysis

A resistance fighter confronts occupation, sacrifice, and the moral price of pursuing freedom.

Plot Progression

1. The Drawers Of Memory
2. Underground Under Siege
3. The Archive Mission
4. Losses And Retaliation
5. The Final Moral Cost