The Fall – Robert Hermansen and the game about Store Norske.
By Birger Amundsen
Director Robert Hermansen saved Norwegian coal operations in Svalbard, and had everyone in the palm of his hand. How could such a high-profile and experienced industrial leader end up behind bars after being sentenced to two years in prison for gross corruption? What went wrong for the man who was adored by everyone? .
"The Fall" is a captivating documentary about a man, a community and the relationship between man and nature in the steep mountains of Svalbard. It is a story of money, sudden death and betrayal, but also of heroism and professional pride.
The book provides a unique insight into life among the miners: In the dark tunnels, people spent months and years of their lives extracting coal and keeping Europe warm. This is also the story of why the great Norwegian coal adventure ended the way it did.
About the author: Birger Amundsen has followed Store Norske for a number of years, and was editor of Svalbardposten while Robert Hermansen was CEO of Store Norske. No Norwegian journalist has spent more time with the miners inside the black mine shafts in Svalbard.
