A War

Name: A War
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2022-04-29
Cast: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dar Salim

The real fight awaits the soldier often after he returns home. Master of quiet suspense Tobias Lindholm presents a superbly constructed Oscar-nominated drama.

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Tobias Lindholm

Denmark 2015

Danish

Czech

115 min.

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About

Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus' wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him – and his family back home.

Credits

Director: Tobias Lindholm

Screenplay: Tobias Lindholm

Cinematography: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck

Music: Sune Wagner

Sound: Morten Green, Jonas Langkilde

Editing: Adam Nielsen

Production Design: Thomas Greve

Producer: Rene Ezra, Tomas Radoor

Costumes: Louize Nissen

Cast: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dar Salim, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Cecilie Elise Sondergaard, Adam Chessa, Andreas Buch Bogwardt, Petrine Agger

Awards