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Mother at War

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"The world is at war but one woman is fighting her own"

Duration

1h 40m

Release

29 Oct 2020

Country

Denmark

Language

Danish

Overview

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.

Plot

A woman disguises herself as a man to join the army in order to protect her educationally subnormal son who has been called up to fight in WW1.

Cast

Trine DyrholmUlrich ThomsenAnders W. Berthelsen

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10

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Director

Henrik Ruben Genz

Writers

Bo Hr. HansenHenrik Ruben GenzErling Jepsen

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

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