2015 · war · drama · danish
A War
Directed by Tobias Lindholm1h 55m2015
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.
Our read: A War (2015) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded war · drama · danish entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured war / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
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