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"Critics’ Pick. PERHAPS THE BEST FILM YET SET AGAINST THE ONGOING MIDDLE EASTERN WARS."
"Powerful. A film done exactly right about a situation gone horribly wrong."
"Director Tobias Lindholm excels at documenting ungodly tense situations without the slightest bit of bluster."
"TREMENDOUS. Beautifully written. The sense of directorial sureness throughout can't be overstated."
"RIGOROUS AND ENGROSSING. It scrutinizes the Afghanistan conflict with consummate sensitivity and detail. A particularly gutsy showcase for Pilou Asbaek."
"A tightly-wound, gripping story that evokes the pressures that these men feel and the solid bonds of attachments to their buddies. Few films have done a better job of examining the notion that there is often a difficulty between the law and justice."
"A War is a realistic, clear-headed picture of a morally complex issue that has no clear-cut answers, though it certainly will encourage discussion. The film is tough but also tender, powerful and poignant, without the macho bluster of many war movies."
"TOBIAS LINDHOLM'S 'A WAR' MIGHT BE THE BEST MOVIE YET ABOUT THIS CENTURY'S MIDDLE EASTERN WARS."
"Some of the most thrilling and provocative commentary on war and its relation to modern society in ages."
"Lindholm has the clarity and nuance of a gifted social novelist and the rare filmmaking ability to get his complicated perceptions on the screen."
"Lindholm and Asbaek have forged one of the great filmmaker-actor partnerships in contemporary cinema."
"A Smart, Sensitive, Troubling War Movie."
"The action in “A War” unfolds so spontaneously, and unpredictably, that you share the young soldiers’ sense of danger without realizing it at first."
"POWERFUL. A SUPERB DRAMA. A film done exactly right."
"A DRAMA OF OUTSIZE POWER. Superb acting and skillful direction."
"PERHAPS THE BEST FILM YET SET AGAINST THE ONGOING MIDDLE EASTERN WARS. Director Lindholm manages all the complexity without denying us the pleasures of suspenseful storytelling and without denying any character his or her empathy."
"MEMORABLE."
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IT PACKS A PUNCH. A terse tale of men in crisis."
"HARROWING AND HEART-RENDING. Director Lindholm is already a master at creating immersive dramatic environments, then making them resound with far-reaching implications with the clarity and nuance of a gifted social novelist. Lindholm and Pilou Asbaek have forged ONE OF THE GREAT FILMMAKER-ACTOR PARTNERSHIPS IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA."
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A SEARING PORTRAIT OF THE MODERN STATE OF BATTLE. Director Lindholm succeeds marvelously at making the film as realistic as possible."
"A TREMENDOUS, PROVOCATIVE CAP TO DIRECTOR LINDHOLM’S UNOFFICIAL TRILOGY."
"IT CONVEYS THE ON-THE-GROUND MAELSTROM OF COMBAT AS VIVIDLY AS ANY FILM ON THE SUBJECT. Rigorous and engrossing, with consummate sensitivity and detail."
"If you’re a vet or a friend or family member of an OIF or OEF vet you need to watch A War."
"It begs to be seen now."
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"POWERFUL. A SUPERB DRAMA. A film done exactly right."
"A DRAMA OF OUTSIZE POWER. Superb acting and skillful direction."
"A BEAUTIFUL, HAUNTING REVERBERATION THAT STAYS WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT THE THEATER."
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"PERHAPS THE BEST FILM YET SET AGAINST THE ONGOING MIDDLE EASTERN WARS. Director Lindholm manages all the complexity without denying us the pleasures of suspenseful storytelling and without denying any character his or her empathy."
"A COMPELLING THRILLER. A complex, outstanding film deserving its status as a best foreign language nominee."
"MEMORABLE."
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"A COMPELLING, STARTLINGLY REAL STORY"
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"HARROWING AND HEART-RENDING. Director Lindholm is already a master at creating immersive dramatic environments, then making them resound with far-reaching implications with the clarity and nuance of a gifted social novelist. Lindholm and Pilou Asbaek have forged ONE OF THE GREAT FILMMAKER-ACTOR PARTNERSHIPS IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA."
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"A TREMENDOUS, PROVOCATIVE CAP TO DIRECTOR LINDHOLM’S UNOFFICIAL TRILOGY."
"IT CONVEYS THE ON-THE-GROUND MAELSTROM OF COMBAT AS VIVIDLY AS ANY FILM ON THE SUBJECT. Rigorous and engrossing, with consummate sensitivity and detail."
"A War expertly navigates the humanity and moral complexities found on two fronts in the War on Terror: Afghanistan and the home front."
ABOUT THE FILM
Company commander Claus Pedersen and his men are stationed in an Afghan province where they face the relentless pressure of fighting the Taliban while trying to protect the local civilians. Meanwhile back home Claus’ wife Maria is trying to hold everything together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him - and his family back home.
CAST & CREW
Cast:
Pilou Asbæk
Tuva Novotny
Dar Salim
Søren Malling
Directed by:
Tobias Lindholm
Written by:
Tobias Lindholm
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