Before It Ends
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“Humanity is a choice.”
When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple Jakob and Lis and their children are thrust into an impossible situation. Should the family help the refugees — or stand firm in the Danish resistance against the Germans?
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Cast
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Pilou Asbæk
Jakob
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Game of Thrones
Lasse Peter Larsen
Søren
No other roles listed
Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Lis
Known for
A Fortunate Man
The Bridge
Morten Hee Andersen
Birk
Known for
The Promised Land
Margrete: Queen of the North
Peter Kurth
Heinrich
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Criminal: Germany
Ulrich Thomsen
Lauritz
Known for
Banshee
Lanterns
Liv Vilde Christensen
Gisela
Also in
The Girl with the Needle
Ronald Kukulies
Kommandant Hertzog
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Balloon
Jens Jørn Spottag
Pastor Eriksen
Known for
1864
The Chestnut Man
Mette Munk Plum
Enkefru Andersen
Known for
The Kingdom
The Investigation
Katrin Weisser
Frau von Wenk
Also in
In Search of an Impotent Man
Gegen den Wind
Jasmin Sophia Stein
Johanne
No other roles listed
Anders Walter Director · Miriam Nørgaard Story Johan Söderqvist Composer
First release August 24, 2023 · Produced in Denmark · Languages Danish, German
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Befrielsen
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Languages
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Når befrielsen kommer
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · German
Release dates
Denmark · August 24, 2023
Premiere
Denmark · September 23, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
December 7, 2023 · Physical
Sweden
September 23, 2023 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
January 29, 2024 · Digital
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