Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II. Like the government, the farmers and the industry, the father, a successful owner of a big electronics factory, tries to make the best of the situation to keep the wheels rolling. However, this leads him into a problematic collaboration with the Germans. His son, on the contrary, reacts against the increasing oppression and persecution of Jews and communists by joining the rising resistance movement.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 32 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 2020
- Genre
- History, War, Available online
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Anders Refn
- Screenplay
- Flemming Quist Møller, Anders Refn
- Producers
- Lene Børglum
- Cinematography
- Morten Søborg, Claus Sisseck
- Cast
- Jesper Christensen, Patricia Schumann, Erik Madsen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Anders Refn
Anders Refn graduated from the National Film School of Denmark. He has credits for 72 features and TV series, as well as a 10 shorts and 26 documentaries. Refn has often worked as assistant director and technical director, and worked with Lars von Trier as editor of Breaking the Waves (1996) and Antichrist (2009). He was assistant director of Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac (2013).