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A War is a 2015 Danish war drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, and starring Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling. It tells the story of a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban while trying to protect the civilians, and how the commander is accused of having committed a war crime. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
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2015 · 1h 55m · Drama · War
TMDB 6.6/10 (238 votes)
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.
Directed by Tobias Lindholm
Box office $1M worldwide
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Tobias LindholmDirector
Pilou Asbækas Claus Michael Pedersen
Tuva Novotnyas Maria Pedersen
Søren Mallingas Martin R. Olsen
Charlotte Munckas Lisbeth Danning
Dar Salimas Najib Bisma
Dulfi Al-Jabourias Lutfi Hassan
Alex Høgh Andersenas AndersJJakob Frølundas Terkel SandPPhillip Sem Dambækas Brian Brask
Petrine Aggeras UllaMMartin Tamm Andersenas Michael Chidekel
Christian 'Krølle' Pedersenas Kenneth 'Slagter' JensenAAndre Fog Sorensenas Nikolai Jones