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Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus’ wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life 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.
In 2010 Tobias Lindholm both helmed and wrote the prison drama R, which was a collaborative work with director Michael Noer. The same year, he served as episode writer on the hit series BORGEN (2010) and in 2012 he wrote and directed A HIJACKING, which received both national and international acclaim, winning a Critics' Award (Bodil) for Best Danish Film as well as five Danish Academy Awards (Robert).
As Lindholm did with R and A HIJACKING, he once again employs those who have been closest to the conflict. In A WAR he uses Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees, as he strives towards realism.
 
Written & Directed by Tobias Lindholm
Producers René Ezra & Tomas Radoor
Executive Producers Henrik Zein, Lena Haugaard, Thomas Heinesen, Olivier Courson & Ron Halpern
Director of Photography Magnus Nordenhof Jønck, DFF
Editor Adam Nielsen
Composer Sune Rose Wagner
Sound Design Morten Green
Production Designer Thomas Greve
Costume Designer Louize Nissen
Hair & Makeup Designer Bjørg Serup
Line Producer Anders Barlebo
1st AD Maj-Britt Paulmann Dalsgaard
Claus M. Pedersen - Pilou Asbæk
Maria Pedersen - Tuva Novotny
Martin R. Olsen - Søren Malling
Najib Bisma – Dar Salim
Lutfi “Lasse” Hassan - Dulfi Al-Jabouri
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"UTTERLY GRIPPING AND EXPLOSIVE. Tobias Lindholm expertly crafts an immersive and psychological examination of the moral challenges of war. UNFORGETTABLE." - Kathryn Bigelow (Director of The Hurt Locker)
“**** AMONG THE BEST WAR MOVIES OF ALL TIME.” – Peter Keough, Boston Globe
“POWERFUL. A SUPERB DRAMA. A film done exactly right.” – Kenneth Turan, LA Times
“A DRAMA OF OUTSIZE POWER. Superb acting and skillful direction.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“A BEAUTIFUL, HAUNTING REVERBERATION THAT STAYS WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT THE THEATER.” – Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post
“**** AN INTENSE, HAUNTING DRAMA. Director Lindholm proves once again he’s one of the most skilled, subtle storytellers working today.” - Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
“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.” – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
“A COMPELLING THRILLER. A complex, outstanding film deserving its status as a best foreign language nominee.” – Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“MEMORABLE.” – Anthony Lane, New Yorker
***1/2 TIMELY AND POWERFUL.” – John Hartl, Seattle Times
“A COMPELLING, STARTLINGLY REAL STORY.” – Tom Long, Detroit News
“**** IT PACKS A PUNCH. A terse tale of men in crisis.” – Anna Smith, Time Out NY
“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.” – Michael Sragow, Film Comment
“***1/2 A SEARING PORTRAIT OF THE MODERN STATE OF BATTLE. Director Lindholm succeeds marvelously at making the film as realistic as possible.” – Mark Rifkin, This Week in NY
“A TREMENDOUS, PROVOCATIVE CAP TO DIRECTOR LINDHOLM’S UNOFFICIAL TRILOGY.” – Jessica Kiang, Playlist/Indiewire
“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.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
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