Movie·2020·1h 40m
Mother at War
The world is at war but one woman is fighting her own
Country
Belgium
Language
Danish
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The Story
Original title: Erna i krig
1918. World War I rages in Europe while Erna Jensen tends to her ordinary life at home in Bramstrup, with her simple-minded son, Kalle. One day the village constable comes to enlist Kalle for military service for the German Empire – of which Southern Jutland is a part. If Erna is to save Kalle from certain death, she must follow him through thick and thin. Upon a chance meeting with a deserting solder she trades identities. Now disguised as Private Julius Rasmussen, Erna heads for the front. In her encounters with the other soldiers and in the presence of the war, unknown sides of Erna are awoken. This is the story of a woman who won’t let a war prevent her from fighting for what she loves.
Written By
Bo Hr. Hansen
Producer
Bo Ehrhardt, Birgitte Hald
Cinematography
Jørgen Johansson
Music
Mihkel Zilmer
Editor
Anders Skov
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
45 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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Cast
Trine Dyrholm
Erna Jensen
Ulrich Thomsen
Feldwebel Meier
Anders W. Berthelsen
Anton Seiersen
Elias Munk
Julius Rasmussen
Ari Alexander
Max Petersen
Sylvester Byder
Kalle Jensen
Emil Aron Dorph
Mathias Hansen
Mads Landelund
Christian Poulsen
Aksel Ojari
Fritz Müller
Patrick Descamps
French Camp Commander
Jørn Holstein
Train Conductor
Hugo Henry
German Interpreter
David Dumont
Whispering Soldier
Helle Bo
Older Woman Bramstrup
Gert Raudsep
Retiring Feldwebel
Heino Seljamaa
Lieutenant Colonel
Andreas Perschewski
Retiring Feldwebel (voice)
Ingo Brosch
Lieutenant Colonel (voice)
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Crew
Jørgen Johansson
Director of Photography
Henrik Ruben Genz
Director, Screenplay
Mihkel Zilmer
Original Music Composer
Bo Ehrhardt
Executive Producer
Anders Skov
Editor
Bo Hr. Hansen
Screenplay
Birgitte Hald
Producer
Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
Producer
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