War
Rigorous and engrossing. It scrutinizes the Afghanistan conflict with consummate sensitivity and detail...gutsy.”
-- Guy Lodge, Variety
A War
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.
In 2010 Tobias Lindholm both helmed and wrote the prison drama R, which was a collaborative work with director Michael Noer. The same year, he served as episode writer on the hit series BORGEN (2010) and in 2012 he wrote and directed A HIJACKING, which received both national and international acclaim, winning a Critics' Award (Bodil) for Best Danish Film as well as five Danish Academy Awards (Robert).
As Lindholm did with R and A HIJACKING, he once again employs those who have been closest to the conflict. In A WAR he uses Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees, as he strives towards realism.
“TREMENDOUS. Beautifully written. The sense of directorial sureness throughout can't be overstated.” – Jessica Kiang, The Playlist
In 2010 Tobias Lindholm both helmed and wrote the prison drama R, which was a collaborative work with director Michael Noer. The same year, he served as episode writer on the hit series BORGEN (2010) and in 2012 he wrote and directed A HIJACKING, which received both national and international acclaim, winning a Critics' Award (Bodil) for Best Danish Film as well as five Danish Academy Awards (Robert).
As Lindholm did with R and A HIJACKING, he once again employs those who have been closest to the conflict. In A WAR he uses Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees, as he strives towards realism.
“TREMENDOUS. Beautifully written. The sense of directorial sureness throughout can't be overstated.” – Jessica Kiang, The Playlist
Genre
Drama,
War
Runtime
115
Language
Danish
Director
Tobias Lindholm
Cast
Pilou Asbæk,
Tuva Novotny,
Dar Salim,
Søren Malling
Awards:
Nominee, Venice Horizons Award ~ Best Film, Venice Film Festival
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Brian Viner, Daily Mail [UK]
Danish writer-director Tobias Lindholm is a fast-rising star, whose 2012 film A Hijacking was rather overshadowed by the following year’s similar-themed Captain Phillips, but was every bit as good. A War, a Danish-language film, is also terrific, a thought-provoking morality tale constructed out of ...
Played at
Royal 2.08.16 - 2.08.16
Playhouse 7 2.19.16 - 3.03.16
Town Center 5 2.19.16 - 3.03.16
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