Mother at War

Mother at War (2020)

Erna i krig

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

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.

Date of release
2020-10-29
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (47)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Henrik Ruben Genz

Casting

  • Trine Dyrholm — Erna Jensen
  • Ulrich Thomsen — Feldwebel Meier
  • Anders W. Berthelsen — Anton Seiersen
  • Elias Munk — Julius Rasmussen
  • Ari Alexander — Max Petersen
  • Sylvester Byder — Kalle Jensen
  • Emil Aron Dorph — Mathias Hansen
  • Mads Landelund — Christian Poulsen
  • Aksel Ojari — Fritz Müller
  • Patrick Descamps — French Camp Commander
  • Jørn Holstein — Train Conductor
  • Hugo Henry — German Interpreter

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