Acting
Torje Hanssen
Born 1997-07-14
Torje Hanssen (born 14 July 1997) is a Norwegian musician and survivor of the 2011 attacks on Utøya. He was 14 years old when he attended the Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer camp on the island, where he was separated from his older brother, Viljar, after the attack began. Hanssen escaped from the island and was rescued by a boat. He later studied music production and has spoken publicly about his experiences. He appeared as himself in Carl Javér's 2018 documentary Reconstructing Utøya and has participated in several documentaries and interviews concerning the attacks. Hanssen was portrayed by Isak Bakli Aglen in Paul Greengrass's 2018 film 22 July.
Acting credits
7.1This documentary picks up after the horror has ended. Almost 500 teens are in grief as 69 of their friends have fallen. They've been shot dead. How could this island ever become a safe place again? Here, we see how Utøya was first the safest place on Earth to the most terrible and how it was restored and stands as a beacon of hope for the survivors and the Norwegian people.
Reconstructing Utøya
2018
NRTen years after the massacre that shocked the world and changed their lives forever, five survivors of Utoya share their stories and talk about how they managed to rebuild themselves.
Surviving Utøya
2022
NRA documentary that follows some of those who survived Utøya and their families, offering an insight into life after the tragedy.
Tilbake
2012