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A War

Original title: Krigen
  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 55m
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A War (2015)
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During contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is ... Read allDuring contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.During contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.
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11K
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    • Tobias Lindholm
    • Tobias Lindholm
  • Stars
    • Pilou Asbæk
    • Tuva Novotny
    • Søren Malling
    • Tobias Lindholm
    • Tobias Lindholm
  • Stars
    • Pilou Asbæk
    • Tuva Novotny
    • Søren Malling
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Dar Salim and Pilou Asbæk in A War (2015)
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    Pilou Asbæk
    Pilou Asbæk
    • Claus Michael Pedersen
    Tuva Novotny
    Tuva Novotny
    • Maria Pedersen
    Søren Malling
    Søren Malling
    • Martin R. Olsen
    Charlotte Munck
    Charlotte Munck
    • Kajsa Danning
    Dar Salim
    Dar Salim
    • Najib Bisma
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    • Lutfi 'Lasse' Hassan
    Cecilie Elise Sondergaard
    • Figne
    Adam Chessa
    • Julius
    Andreas Buch Bogwardt
    • Elliot
    Petrine Agger
    • Ulla
    Martin Tamm Andersen
    • Michael Chidekel
    Christian 'Krolle' Pedersen
    Christian 'Krolle' Pedersen
    • Kenneth 'Slagter' Jensen
    Andre Fog Sorensen
    • Nikolai Jones
    Daniel Ulvedal Jensen
    • Danny Sorensen
    David Barrett
    • Peter Rytter
    Christopher Siemssen
    • C. Nielsen
    Marie Elver Windekilde
    Marie Elver Windekilde
    • Katrine Petersen
    Jonas Dienstrup
    • Lars Holm
      • Tobias Lindholm
      • Tobias Lindholm
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    • Trivia
      Four of the cast members are real Danish soldiers who have been stationed in Afghanistan.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dansk films bedste: Krig, Klasselærere og Kammerater (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweetness
      Komponeret Og Fremført AF/ Composed and Performed by Drew Holcomb

      (p) 2010 Riptide Music

      Forlaght AF Apollo Live

    User reviews36

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    7/10
    Nicely done, war movie among all the other war movies.
    It's another movie that exploits Soldiers, that may sound harsh, but it's true. A War tugs at our sympathy for those who give their lives to fight for our freedom.

    The movie is about Claus, a commander of a danish army unit in Afghanistan. He's a man who has to make tough command calls, calls that alter the faith of the men who are under his command and the people he came to protect. At the same time, his wife is at home trying to keep the fort held down taking care of their three children while he's on tour.

    A War does have it's unique quality when Claus is put on trail for his command choices. This part slightly makes it a different story from all the rest of the support our troops messages I've seen in other recent pictures.

    Otherwise, it reminds me of Hurt Locker, as the quality of production was superb, over a well orchestrated narrative.

    But the movie does have the advantage of being about a hot topic, our troops.

    I would definitely recommend for everyone to see A War, it is a good story about the family one leaves behind for the family he received when in the military and how though that can be on someone, and it's well done.
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    • Feb 16, 2016

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 2015 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • France
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Danish
      • Arabic
      • English
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      • Konya, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Nordisk Film Production
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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