I wasn't expecting a great deal from this movie and have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's an in depth look at one of the more unknown, at least outside of Denmark, and tragic, examples of collateral damage in WWII. It's well acted, with great performances from the young cast, and well filmed and the story builds up a growing sense of tension which peaks in the raid itself and the immediate aftermath. Technically very impressive, particularly the filming of the planes on the way to the raid. Some historical points that may be of interest and weren't mentioned in the movie but may add to the viewer's appreciation of the film (spoilers ahead). The British Royal Air Force didn't want to conduct the raid because of the risk to civilians but were persuaded to by the Danish resistance. One British bomber, flying at roof top level, collided with a lamp post on the approach to the target (shown in the movie) and crashed near the school. The following bombers mistakenly thought the smoke from the crashed plane was from the target and dropped their bombs on it, hitting the school. 6 Allied aircraft were lost in the raid and 9 aircrew killed. I personally thought it was an oversight on the film maker's part that these losses weren't also acknowledged (as the Danish civilians' were) at the end of the film. The surviving aircrew weren't informed of the tragedy until after the end of the war. One can only imagine what they must have felt.
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