A bachelor party turns into an alien firefight in Blasted, a 2022 Norwegian action comedy that leans hard into its own absurdity.
What is Blasted about?
Sebastian's bachelor party is already awkward before a childhood friend crashes it and starts making the night about himself. The two men have unresolved history, the kind that resurfaces the moment they're forced into the same room. Then the evening takes an outlandish turn: something drops out of the sky, the guests scatter, and the estranged friends find themselves back-to-back fighting off an invasion neither of them saw coming. Their old bond, forged years earlier as a laser-tag duo who took the game more seriously than anyone should, turns out to be exactly the muscle memory they need. Director Martin Sofiedal keeps the tone somewhere between genre spoof and genuine spectacle, letting the comedy come from two grown men rediscovering a childhood skill set under the worst possible circumstances.
About the cast
Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud carry the central rivalry-turned-partnership, with André Sørum, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa, Eirik Hallert, Cecilie Svendsen, and Mathias Luppichini rounding out the party guests and bystanders swept into the chaos.
Context & significance
Blasted arrives from Norway's growing genre-film scene, a corner of Scandinavian cinema that has increasingly paired local, low-key comic sensibilities with big, effects-driven set pieces. The premise of a laser-tag friendship becoming real combat training is played straight enough to work as an action beat and silly enough to work as a punchline, and the film moves fast rather than lingering on either mode for too long.
Watching Blasted on Ktime
Blasted is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login, with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can follow the invasion in whichever way suits them best. The catalogue page itself is open to read without signing in; only pressing play requires an account.