A War
“Duty goes beyond the battlefield.”
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.
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Cast
13 people
Pilou Asbæk
Claus Michael Pedersen
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Game of Thrones
Tuva Novotny
Maria Pedersen
Known for
Annihilation
The Abyss
Søren Malling
Martin R. Olsen
Known for
The Killing
Borgen
Charlotte Munck
Lisbeth Danning
Known for
The Investigation
Rita
Dar Salim
Najib Bisma
Known for
The Terminal List
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Lutfi Hassan
Known for
The Investigation
R
Alex Høgh Andersen
Anders
Known for
Vikings
The Shadow in My Eye
Jakob Frølund
Terkel Sand
No other roles listed
Phillip Sem Dambæk
Brian Brask
No other roles listed
Petrine Agger
Ulla
Known for
Borgen
The Chestnut Man
Martin Tamm Andersen
Michael Chidekel
No other roles listed
Christian 'Krølle' Pedersen
Kenneth 'Slagter' Jensen
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Warrior
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Tobias Lindholm Director · Sune Rose Wagner Composer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release February 12, 2016 · Produced in Denmark, Türkiye, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,113,277
Production
AZ Celtic Films
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
StudioCanal
Production
DR
Production
Nordisk Film Production A/S
Production
Denmark · Türkiye · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Krigen
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Danish · English · Persian
Release dates
United States · January 21, 2014
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Denmark · September 10, 2015
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 2016
Theatrical
United States
January 9, 2016 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
France
June 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
April 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
March 17, 2016 · Theatrical
September 6, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
January 8, 2016 · Digital
Italy
September 5, 2015 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 18, 2016 · Premiere · MOVIES THAT MATTER film festival in The Hague, Netherlands
March 24, 2016 · Theatrical
May 6, 2016 · Physical · DVD
May 9, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
South Korea
July 5, 2016 · Digital
Spain
September 22, 2017 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 25, 2015 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
May 9, 2016 · Physical · DVD
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