Mother at War
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“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.
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Cast
19 people
Trine Dyrholm
Erna Jensen
Known for
Queen of Hearts
3096 Days
Ulrich Thomsen
Feldwebel Meier
Known for
Banshee
Lanterns
Anders W. Berthelsen
Anton Seiersen
Known for
Italian for Beginners
The Killing
Elias Munk
Julius Rasmussen
Known for
Summer of '92
Ari Alexander
Max Petersen
Known for
Borgen - Power & Glory
The Girl with the Needle
Sylvester Byder
Kalle Jensen
Known for
Into the Darkness
Emil Aron Dorph
Mathias Hansen
Known for
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Mads Landelund
Christian Poulsen
Also in
A Lucky Man
Aksel Ojari
Fritz Müller
Also in
Ice
Truth and Justice
Patrick Descamps
French Camp Commander
Known for
The Country Doctor
The Restless
Jørn Holstein
Train Conductor
Also in
Sauna Rules
All for Three
Hugo Henry
German Interpreter
Henrik Ruben Genz Director · Bo Hr. Hansen Screenplay Erling Jepsen Author
First release October 29, 2020 · Produced in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia · Languages Danish, German
Production
Nimbus Film
Production
Nafta
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
Belgium · Denmark · Estonia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Erna i krig
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · German
Release dates
Denmark · October 29, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
October 29, 2020 · Limited theatrical
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