Taking place in May 1945 only a few days after the end of the war, the film tells the story of how a group of German prisoners of war were brought to Denmark and forced to disarm the two million land mines that had been scattered along the West Coast by the German occupying forces. In charge of the enfeebled young men performing the dangerous task is Sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen. Like so many of his fellow Danes, he has a deep hatred for the Germans after having suffered five years of hardships during the occupation. He lets his rage rain down on the prisoners, until one day a tragic incident makes him change his view of the enemy even if it may be too late.
| Original title | Under sandet |
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| Danish title | Under sandet |
| International titles | Unter dem Sand |
| Director | Martin Zandvliet |
| Screenplay | Martin Zandvliet |
| Producer | Mikael Christian Rieks |
| Director of Photography | Camilla Hjelm Knudsen |
| Editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard, Per Sandholt |
| Sound | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
| Composer | Sune Martin |
| Production designer | Gitte Malling |
| Appearance | Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman |
| Production country | Denmark, Germany |
| Dialogue language | Danish,Tysk |
| Danish audio description | Yes |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution, KOCH Media |
| International sales | K5 Media Group GmbH |
| Danish theatrical release | 03.12.2015 |
| Comment | 'Land of Mine' (2015) received an Oscar-nomination in the Foreign Language category in 2017. World premiere at Toronto Film Festival. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Nordisk Film Production |
| Co-production | Amusement Park Films GmbH, ZDF, Goethe Filmproduktion, Erfttal Filmproduktion |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, DFFF Deutscher Filmförderungs, Eurimages, Danmarks Radio, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Varde Kommune, Den Nissenske Familiefond, Filmförderungsanstalt |
| In collaboration with | Majgaard Ltd, K5 International, K5 Media Capital |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution, KOCH Media |
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| Direction | Martin Zandvliet |
| Continuity | Karina Skovgaard |
| 1st assistant director | Scott Kirby |
| 2nd assistant director | Karina Kirkeby |
| 3rd assistant director | Andreas Feldfos |
| Extras coordinator | Lotte Deichmann Bundgaard |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Martin Zandvliet |
| Consultant | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Consultant | Vinca Wiedemann |
| Research | Nikolaj Steen |
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Production |
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| Producer | Mikael Christian Rieks |
| Producer (Germany) | Malte Grunert |
| Line producer | Louise Birk Petersen |
| Post Producer | Mette Høst Hansen |
| Executive producer | Henrik Zein |
| Executive producer | Torben Majgaard |
| Executive producer | Lena Haugaard |
| Executive producer | Oliver Simon |
| Executive producer | Daniel Baur |
| Executive producer | Stefan Kapelari |
| Executive producer | Silke Wilfinger |
| Associate producer | Klaus Dohle |
| Production assistant | Nina Tipsmark |
| Post-production supervisor | Rebekka Garrido |
| Producer's assistant | Marta Mleczek |
| Location manager | Jacob-Ole Remming |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Camilla Hjelm Knudsen |
| First assistant camera | Lars Peen Rodt |
| Steadicam | Anders Holck |
| First assistant camera | Lars Krogsgaard |
| Drone operator | Tao Ahler |
| Drone operator | Ian Hansen |
| Video assist | Kristoffer Engholm Aabo |
| Gaffer | Noah Lynnerup |
| Gaffer | Kasper Mønster |
| Gaffer | Peter Junker Sørensen |
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| Still photographer | Gordon Timpen |
| Still photographer | Christian Geisnæs |
| Still photographer | Henrik Petit |
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| Gaffer | Noah Lynnerup |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard |
| Editor | Per Sandholt |
| Assistant editor | Liv Lynge |
| Trailer editor | Morten Højbjerg |
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Music |
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| Composer | Sune Martin |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Gitte Malling |
| Property master | Lene Ejlersen |
| Set dresser | Trine Jensen |
| Set dresser | Luis Bramsen |
| Assistant set dresser | Stig Lyhne |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Stefanie Bieker |
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Makeup |
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| Hair and makeup designer | Barbara Kreuzer |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
| Re-recording mixer | Lars Ginzel |
| Sound mixer | Johannes Elling Dam |
| Recording engineer | Arttu Kontkanen |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Hummer Højmark |
| Pyrotechnician | Mark Hedegaard |
| SFX technician | Carl-Oscar Højmark |
| SFX technician | Sven Hübner |
| SFX assistant | Mads Vedel |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Anders Nylander Thomsen |
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Appearance |
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| Sgt. Carl Leopold Rasmussen | Roland Møller |
| Lt. Ebbe Jensen | Mikkel Boe Følsgaard |
| Sebastian Schumann | Louis Hofmann |
| Helmut Morbach | Joel Basman |
| Werner Lessner | Oskar Belton |
| Ernst Lessner | Emil Belton |
| Karin | Laura Bro |
| Ludwig Haffke | Oskar Bökelmann |
| Wilhelm Hahn | Leon Seidel |
| Peter | Mads Riisom |
| Rudolf Selke | August Carter |
| August Kluger | Maximilian Beck |
| Sergent | Michael Asmussen |
| Hermann Marklein | Tim Bülow |
| Soldat | Magnus Bruun |
| Friedrich Schnurr | Alexander Rasch |
| Soldat | Nicholas Hejl |
| Johann Wolff | Julius Kochinke |
| Givens, officer | Johnny Melville |
| Manfred | Karl Alexander Seidel |
| Soldat | Kim Winther |
| Sygeplejerske | Mette Lysdahl |
| Karins datter | Zoe Zandvliet |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Weekendavisen | Vind, Jesper | 2017-03-24 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Berlingske | 2017-01-27 |
| Varia | BT | Seeberg, Kenan | 2017-01-25 |
| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | Lykke, Allan | 2017-01-25 |
| Varia | Information | Ritzau | 2017-01-25 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2017-01-25 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Bo, Michael | 2017-01-25 |
| Interview | Information | Molin, Liva Johanne Ehler | 2016-10-28 |
| Varia | BT | Ritzau | 2016-09-20 |
| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | 2016-09-20 | |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Braad Thomsen, Christian | 2016-04-29 |
| Varia | BT | Ritzau | 2016-03-16 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2016-03-07 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2016-03-06 | |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2016-01-21 | |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Berlingske | 2016-01-16 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Olsen, Mette | 2016-01-14 |
| Varia | BT | Ritzau | 2016-01-08 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2015-12-29 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Benner, Torben | 2015-12-28 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2015-12-22 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2015-12-22 |
| Varia | Kristeligt Dagblad | Busch, Mikael | 2015-12-12 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Jensen, Henrik | 2015-12-12 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Lidegaard, Bo | 2015-12-06 |
| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | Barud Thomsen, Rasmus | 2015-12-06 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | ritzau | 2015-12-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christensen, Ralf | 2015-12-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Durr, Morten | 2015-12-04 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Krogh, Casper Bauerfeld | 2015-12-04 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Lind, Michael | 2015-12-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Wivel, Henrik | 2015-12-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Frank Rasmussen, Nanna | 2015-12-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Yde, Katrine Hornstrup | 2015-12-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2015-12-03 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Schutt-Jensen, Kasper | 2015-12-03 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Lange, Eva | 2015-12-03 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Mikkelsen, Morten | 2015-12-02 |
| Artikel | Weekendavisen | Vind, Jesper | 2015-11-27 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Bo, Michael | 2015-11-26 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2015-11-25 |
| Interview | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2015-11-24 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Louise Hoejmark | 2015-11-04 |
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