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Action, Fantasy, Thriller • 2025 • 102 min • Teen (13+)

Norwegian fantasy action sequel Troll 2 depicts adventurers Nora Tidemann (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen), and Captain Kris (Kim Falck) battling a newly awakened troll ravaging Norway. Directed by Roar Uthaug, the Netflix production features large-scale monster confrontations with advanced CGI.
Ine Marie Wilmann • Kim Falck • Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Norwegian fantasy action sequel Troll 2 depicts adventurers Nora Tidemann (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen), and Captain Kris (Kim Falck) battling a newly awakened troll ravaging Norway. Directed by Roar Uthaug, the Netflix production features large-scale monster confrontations with advanced CGI.
Ine Marie Wilmann • Kim Falck • Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
The film's portrayal of trolls as embodiments of pagan culture suppressed by Christian forces, coupled with the establishment of a sanctuary for a surviving troll, promotes themes of historical acknowledgment and peaceful integration. This subtle emphasis on critiquing religious persecution and advocating coexistence drives a left-leaning perspective.
The film incorporates visible diversity through inclusion of actors from non-European backgrounds in key supporting roles. Its narrative subtly nods to historical impositions on mythical creatures via Christian uniformity without making DEI critiques central or explicit.
Family elements appear peripherally in the narrative, with nuclear family portrayed through a character's marriage and impending parenthood shown positively, alongside chosen family bonds formed at the conclusion, resulting in a neutral depiction without dominant traditional or progressive framing.
The film presents Christianity as an oppressive force through King Olaf's initial extermination of trolls and the Church's assassination of him to prevent a troll sanctuary, highlighting institutional hypocrisy and cruelty without positive counterbalance.
The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on mythological trolls awakening and clashing with humans in Norway, emphasizing adventure and monster battles without exploring gender identity.
Female characters Nora and Marion support operations against giant trolls using helicopters, ultraviolet lights, and holy-water rockets. No scenes depict them in hand-to-hand or melee combat against male human opponents. Monster fights dominate the action, resolved through technology and a troll ally's physical intervention.
The film reprises the lead roles of Nora, Andreas, and Captain Kris from the 2022 predecessor with the same actors, maintaining original genders. Antagonist trolls are original to the sequel without established prior genders, resulting in no gender swaps.
Returning characters from the 2022 Troll film, such as Nora Tidemann and Andreas Isaksen, are portrayed by the same Norwegian actors, maintaining their original racial depictions. New characters do not qualify as race swaps under the definition.
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