[close] Norwegian Wood is a human-interest story staged during WWII. Arne Larsen, a young disillusioned husband and father of two, is just home from the front. He accepts a personal challenge to deliver a message and package to his King in exile. Résistance comrades join his naïve struggle to make sense of his altered world and aid his attempt to reach his final destination. This is Norway during the Nazi invasion and occupation. Arne¿s brother, Werner, joins the enemy, and accepts a high level position that empowers him to stop anyone who gets in the way. Will he use his power against Arne, or rely on his influence to help Arne reach King Haakon? [close]