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Mother at War

Mother at War

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

20207.71h 40m

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.

Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz
Written by Henrik Ruben Genz, Erling Jepsen, Bo Hr. Hansen
Produced by Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes, Birgitte Hald
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Top Cast

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Erna Jensen

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Feldwebel Meier

Anders W. Berthelsen

Anders W. Berthelsen

Anton Seiersen

Elias Munk

Elias Munk

Julius Rasmussen

Ari Alexander

Ari Alexander

Max Petersen

Sylvester Byder

Sylvester Byder

Kalle Jensen

Emil Aron Dorph

Emil Aron Dorph

Mathias Hansen

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Mads Landelund

Christian Poulsen

Aksel Ojari

Aksel Ojari

Fritz Müller

Patrick Descamps

Patrick Descamps

French Camp Commander

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war imotherhoodmother son relationship

About Mother at War

Mother at War is a drama, war film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war i, motherhood, mother son relationship. Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, it stars Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Anders W. Berthelsen. 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.

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