Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile, back in Denmark, Claus' wife Maria 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.
| Original title | Krigen |
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| Danish title | Krigen |
| Director | Tobias Lindholm |
| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm |
| Producer | René Ezra, Tomas Radoor |
| Director of Photography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck |
| Editor | Adam Nielsen |
| Sound | Morten Green, Jonas Langkilde |
| Composer | Sune Rose Wagner |
| Production designer | Thomas Greve |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Appearance | Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish,Pashto |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
| International sales | Studiocanal |
| Danish theatrical release | 10.09.2015 |
| Cinemas | CinemaxX/Fisketorvet, Nordisk Film Biografer/Dagmar, Empire, Nordisk Film Biografer/Falkonér, Nordisk Film Biografer/Fields, Grand Teatret, Nordisk Film Biografer/Palads, Nordisk Film Biografer/Taastrup, Nordisk Film Biografer/Lyngby, Nordisk Film Biografer/Aarhus, CinemaxX/Aarhus, Nordisk Film Biografer/Trøjborg, Nordisk Film Biografer/Aalborg, Nordisk Film Biografer/Odense, Café Biografen/Odense, CinemaxX/Odense, Nordisk Film Biografer/Esbjerg, Fredericia, Helsingør, Nordisk Film Biografer/Herning, Nordisk Film Biografer/Hillerød, Hjørring/Biocenter, Holstebro, Horsens, Nordisk Film Biografer/Kolding, Middelfart, Nordisk Film Biografer/Nykøbing Falster, Nordisk Film Biografer/Næstved, Nordisk Film Biografer/Randers, Roskilde, Silkeborg, Slagelse, Svendborg, Vejle, Viborg, Albertslund, Atlas/Rødovre, Baltoppen, Birkerød, Bjerringbro, Dragør, Fakse, Frederikshavn, Frederikssund, Faaborg/Helios-Teatret, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Grenaa, Grindsted, Haderslev, Hadsten, Hammel, Hobro, Holbæk, Hornslet, Humlebæk, Ikast, Ishøj, Kalundborg, Karup, Kastrup, Kerteminde, Klovborg, Korsør, Køge, Lemvig, Løgstør, Mørkøv, Nyborg, Nykøbing Mors, Nørre Åby, Park Bio/Østerbro, Holte, Ringkøbing, Ringsted, Rudkøbing Bio/Langeland, Rødby, Rødding, Rønne, Skanderborg, Skibby, Skive, Sorø, Stege, Struer, Søllested, Sønderborg, Thisted, Toftlund, Tønder, Vanløse, Varde, Viften/Rødovre, Vig, Vordingborg, Værløse, Aabenraa, Aars |
| Comment | Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language, following screenings at Venice, Göteborg and Toronto Film Festival. Third feature by Tobias Lindholm following 'R' (2010), Dragon Award-winner at Göteborg, and 'A Hijacking' (2012) which premiered at Venice, Toronto and Göteborg. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Nordisk Film Production A/S |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond |
| In collaboration with | Danmarks Radio, StudioCanal |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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| Direction | Tobias Lindholm |
| 1st assistant director | Anders Barlebo |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Casting: children | Jette Termann |
| Extras coordinator | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
| Consultant | Martin Tamm Andersen |
| Consultant | Torben Koch |
| Consultant | Kristian Kirk Petersen |
| Voice casting | Lena Paaske |
| Director (behind the scenes) | Mette Ohlendorff |
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| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm |
| Storyboard | Sune Elskær |
| Translation | Oliver Ussing |
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| Producer | René Ezra |
| Producer | Tomas Radoor |
| Executive producer | Henrik Zein |
| Executive producer | Lena Haugaard |
| Executive producer | Olivier Courson |
| Executive producer | Ron Halpern |
| Line producer | Maj-Britt Paulmann Dalsgaard |
| Production coordinator | Cecilie Anna Christiansen |
| Location manager | Claus Nielsen |
| Post-production supervisor | Mette Høst Hansen |
| Location assistant | Rasmus Rise |
| Production assistant | Katrine Juul Svendsgaard |
| Production manager: 2. unit | Claus Willadsen |
| Location scout: 2. unit | Rasmus Rise |
| Post-producton coordinator | Jacob Bang Clemmensen |
| Junior producer | Zire Schucany |
| Producer's assistant | Matilda Appelin |
| Producer's assistant | Lea Lykke |
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| Director of Photography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck |
| First assistant camera | Andreas Clemens Krohn |
| Clapper | Simon Sumborg |
| 2nd cinematographer | Ian N. Tomkins |
| First camera assistant, Second Camera | Henrik Lyngbo |
| Key grip | Christian Brøndum |
| Camera assistant | Jan Bastian Muñoz Marthinsen |
| Clapper: 2. unit | Jan Bastian Muñoz Marthinsen |
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| Still photographer | Per Arnesen |
| Still photographer | Nikolaj Møller |
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| Gaffer | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Tue Bengtsson |
| Gaffer: 2. unit | Frank Omø |
| Best boy: 2. unit | Torben Brent Wenneberg |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Adam Nielsen |
| B-editor | Peter Brandt |
| Assistant editor | Liv Lynge |
| Trailer editor | Carla Luffe Heintzelmann |
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Music |
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| Composer | Sune Rose Wagner |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Thomas Greve |
| Property master | Rasmus Koch |
| Set decorator | Jesper Hyllested |
| Assistant set dresser | Anne Marie Vagner |
| Painter | Birgitte Thiesen |
| Assistant set dresser | Simon Koefoed Schwartz |
| Assistant set dresser | Ida Klarskov |
| Assistant set dresser | Kristina Kovacs |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Louize Nissen |
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Makeup |
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| Hair and makeup designer | Bjørg Serup |
| SFX makeup | Paul McGuiness |
| Hairdresser | Bettina Lervig |
| Makeup artist | Charlotte Laustsen |
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| Sound designer | Morten Green |
| Sound engineer | Jonas Langkilde |
| Boom operator | Dan Isager Nielsen |
| B-sound designer: post-production | Oskar Skriver |
| Foley artist | Torben Greve |
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| Online | Daði Jónsson |
| Grading | Peter Diemar |
| VFX supervisor | Thomas Øhlenschlæger |
| Compositing | Michael Holm |
| Compositing | Dann Sandgreen |
| Compositing | Gregers Dircknick-Holmefeld |
| Graphic design | Lasse Strøm |
| DCP mastering | Thomas Caspersen |
| Art Director | Mette Ohlendorff |
| Art work | Mette Ohlendorff |
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Appearance |
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| Claus Michael Pedersen | Pilou Asbæk |
| Maria Pedersen | Tuva Novotny |
| Martin R. Olsen | Søren Malling |
| Kajsa Danning | Charlotte Munck |
| Najib Bisma | Dar Salim |
| Lufti "Lasse" Hassan | Dulfi Al-Jabouri |
| Figne | Cecilie Elise Søndergaard |
| Julius | Adam Chessa |
| Elliot | Andreas Buch Borgwardt |
| Ulla | Petrine Agger |
| Michael Chidekel | Martin Tamm Andersen |
| Kenneth "Slagter" Jensen | Christian "Krølle" Pedersen |
| Nikolai Jones | André Fog Sørensen |
| Danny Sørensen | Daniel Ulvedal Jensen |
| Peter Rytter | David Barrett |
| C. Nielsen | Siems Christopher Siemssen |
| Katrine Jensen | Marie Elver Windekilde |
| Lars Holm | Jonas Dienstrup |
| Brian Brask | Philip Sem Dambæk |
| Jeppe Gram | Peter Skjerbæk |
| Therkel Sand | Jakob Frølund |
| René Skovgaard | Mikkel Sloth Wismann |
| Andreas Dybdal | Heine Kaarsberg |
| Adam Nielsen | Nikolaj Seefeld Mortensen |
| Oberst William Hjort | Peter Heering |
| Anders Holm | Alex Høgh Andersen |
| Dommer | Marianne Levy |
| Domsmand 1 | Per Laudrup |
| Domsmand 2 | Bent Aa Frederiksen |
| Auditørfuldmægtig 1 | Anders Rohde |
| Auditørfuldmægtig 2 | Ali Erkek |
| SFO-leder | Birgitte Persson |
| Læge | Hans Gottlieb |
| Sygeplejersker | Chenxi Huang |
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| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | Kastrup, Kim | 2016-02-27 |
| Varia | BT | Skaaning Andersen, Olav | 2016-01-17 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2016-01-17 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2016-01-16 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2016-01-16 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2016-01-15 |
| Interview | BT | Seeberg, Keenan | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Carstensen, Ivar | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte, Kim | 2016-01-15 |
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| Varia | BT | Ritzau | 2016-01-13 |
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| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2015-12-29 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Benner, Torben | 2015-12-28 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2015-12-22 |
| Varia | Kristeligt Dagblad | Ritzau | 2015-12-22 |
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| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Rune Lykkeberg | 2015-10-17 |
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| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2015-09-10 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Christian Broendum | 2015-09-09 |
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| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Josefine Aaen | 2015-09-05 |
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| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Weddel-Bollmann, Johannes Christian | 2015-09-05 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Weddel-Bollmann, Johannes Christian | 2015-09-05 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Kim Kastrup | 2015-09-05 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Kim Kastrup | 2015-09-05 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2015-09-02 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Morgenavisen Jyllands POsten | 2015-09-02 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Katrine Hornstrup Yde | 2015-08-20 |
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