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A War
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.
2015 · Directed by Tobias Lindholm · 115 min · Drama · War · 12 frames
Tagline
Duty goes beyond the battlefield.
Crew
- Screenplay: Tobias Lindholm
- Cinematography: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
- Edited by: Adam Nielsen
- Music: Sune Rose Wagner
- Production design: Thomas Greve
- Produced by: Rene Ezra, Tomas Radoor
Cast
- Pilou Asbæk as Claus Michael Pedersen
- Tuva Novotny as Maria Pedersen
- Søren Malling as Martin R. Olsen
- Charlotte Munck as Lisbeth Danning
- Dar Salim as Najib Bisma
- Dulfi Al-Jabouri as Lutfi Hassan
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Anders
- Jakob Frølund as Terkel Sand
- Phillip Sem Dambæk as Brian Brask
- Petrine Agger as Ulla
Production
- Country: Denmark, Turkey, France
- Language: Danish, Persian, English
- Studios: AZ Celtic Films, Nordisk Film Denmark, StudioCanal, DR
- Box office: $1,113,277
- Themes: army, afghanistan, family
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