The Shadow in My Eye
2021 · Movie · TV-MA · 107 min · ★ 7.8 · 95% critics
During World War II, a planned air raid in Copenhagen goes tragically wrong, leaving civilians caught in the aftermath. As the city reels, survivors and witnesses face shock, grief, and impossible questions about responsibility and the cost of war.
Also known as The Bombardment
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Details
- Original title
- Skyggen i mit øje
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-28
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (548 votes)
About
If you want a serious, emotionally intense war drama grounded in real events, this may fit, especially if you liked Land of Mine or The Forgotten Battle; Not for you if you avoid tragic, upsetting stories.
Pros: gripping wartime tension; emotional impact; sobering true events | Cons: very heavy subject; distressing scenes; limited relief moments
Themes
- copenhagen, denmark
- raf (royal air force)
- world war ii
- based on true story
- mosquito
- gestapo
- anti-nazi resistance
- 1940s
- somber
- intense
Cast & crew
Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen
as Henry
- EB
Ester Birch
as Rigmor
Ella Nilsson
as Eva
- ML
Malena Lucia Lodahl
as Greta
Fanny Leander Bornedal
as Teresa
Alex Høgh Andersen
as Frederik
Alban Lendorf
as Peter
James Tarpey
as Reggie
Casper Kjær Jensen
as Svend Nielsen
Danica Ćurčić
as Rigmor's Mother
Directed by Ole Bornedal