A War (2015)

Original title

Krigen

Directed by

Tobias Lindholm

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 236 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Danish army commander in Afghanistan leads his men against the Taliban while trying to protect civilians. Back home, he faces accusations of committing a war crime.

tensegrittyserioussuspensefulmoralgroundedheavy

What happens

A War (Danish: Krigen) is a 2015 Danish war drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, and starring Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny and Søren Malling. It tells the story of a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban while trying to protect the civilians, and how the commander is accused of having committed a war crime. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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