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The Shadow in My Eye

The Shadow in My Eye

20217.81h 47m

Overview

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

Directed by Ole Bornedal
Written by Ole Bornedal
Produced by Jonas Allen, Peter Bose
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Top Cast

Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen

Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen

Henry

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Ester Birch

Rigmor

Ella Nilsson

Ella Nilsson

Eva

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Malena Lucia Lodahl

Greta

Fanny Leander Bornedal

Fanny Leander Bornedal

Teresa

Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen

Frederik

Alban Lendorf

Alban Lendorf

Peter

James Tarpey

James Tarpey

Reggie

Casper Kjær Jensen

Casper Kjær Jensen

Svend Nielsen

Danica Ćurčić

Danica Ćurčić

Rigmor's Mother

Themes & Keywords

copenhagen, denmarkraf (royal air force)world war iibased on true storymosquitogestapoanti-nazi resistance1940ssomberintense

About The Shadow in My Eye

The Shadow in My Eye is a war, drama, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of copenhagen, denmark, raf (royal air force), world war ii, based on true story, mosquito, gestapo. Directed by Ole Bornedal, it stars Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen, Ester Birch, Ella Nilsson. On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

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