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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?

1h 40m2023TMDb 7.0

DramaHistoryWar

Danish

Crew and Cast

Anders WalterDirectorPilou AsbækPilou AsbækJakobLasse Peter LarsenLasse Peter LarsenSørenKatrine Greis-RosenthalKatrine Greis-RosenthalLisMorten Hee AndersenMorten Hee AndersenBirkPeter KurthPeter KurthHeinrichUlrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenLauritzLiv Vilde ChristensenLiv Vilde ChristensenGiselaRonald KukuliesRonald KukuliesKommandant HertzogJens Jørn SpottagJens Jørn SpottagPastor EriksenMette Munk PlumMette Munk PlumEnkefru AndersenKatrin WeisserKatrin WeisserFrau von Wenk
Jasmin Sophia SteinJohanne
Silas Hjelm RumpPalle
Bertram Juhl HansenBjørnSimon HilmoineSimon HilmoineÅgeHans Henrik ClemensenHans Henrik ClemensenDr. NielsenRobin SondermannRobin SondermannTysk officerJytte KvinesdalJytte KvinesdalErna NielsenClaus Riis ØstergaardClaus Riis ØstergaardOverlæge
Henrik KnudsenHr. MadsenEmil HyldeborgEmil HyldeborgMogens
Clara SindelLaura
Elinor KongstadFrida
Villads Falk RovgaardHermann
Daniel Østergaard SønderriisPoul
Karl-Oscar Langhoff RoosMagnus
Anne BengtsenMagnus' mor
Peter MichaelsenOtto
Hans Christian SchrøderTysk soldat 1
Dennis DueTysk soldat 2

Storyline

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?

  • Nordisk Film Denmark

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Info

Original title
Når befrielsen kommer
Status
Released
Released
23 September 2023
Runtime
1h 40m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Director
Anders Walter
Writers
Anders Walter, Miriam Nørgaard
Studios
Nordisk Film Denmark
Countries
Denmark

Languages

Original
Danish
Spoken
Danish, German