A War
A tense, measured investigation of the moral ambiguity of combat, Tobias Lindholms rattling new military drama has already proven its international resonance, securing an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Language category earlier in the year. A War follows the trials of a compassionate military commander (Danish player and Game of Thrones star Pilou Asbæk) who, in the chaos of a firefight with the Taliban, makes a decision to save his men that has disastrous consequences. As the drama shifts from war zone to war trial, Lindholm proves as skilled in evoking the madness of the battlefield as he is in exploring the ethical ramifications that unspool from it. From his gripping ocean-set thriller A Hijacking (NZIFF13) to his wrenching screenplays for Borgen and Thomas Vinterbergs The Hunt (NZIFF12), Lindholm proves himself again a master in presenting thorny moral arguments with a remarkable pulse for even-handedness and authenticity. JF
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama, War and Anti-War Films, Scandinavian Cinema, Film Festivals 2016
Country: Denmark
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Tuva Novotny, Charlotte Munck, Soren Malling, Pilou Asbaek
Duration: 111 Minutes
Rating: M - Violence, offensive language and content that may disturb
Subtitles: Yes
7.1/10
Location in store: Foreign (Scandinavia)
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