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Land of Mine

2015 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 7.8 · 83% critics

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Right after World War II ends, a group of teenage German prisoners is sent to Denmark’s west coast and forced to clear vast minefields by hand. Under the harsh command of a Danish sergeant and surrounded by hostility, they face constant danger as survival, guilt, and basic humanity collide on the beach.

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Details
Original title
Under sandet
Years
2015
Release date
2015-12-03
Language
Danish
Rated
R
Runtime
100 min
Critic score
83/100
TMDB rating
7.8/10 (1,472 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, emotionally heavy WWII aftermath drama that challenges easy ideas of heroes and villains; Not for you if you avoid disturbing, sad stories or graphic peril, like in All Quiet on the Western Front.

Pros: relentless suspense; emotional moral complexity; strong performances | Cons: very bleak subject; some predictability; harsh violence

Themes

  • beach
  • prisoner of war
  • post world war ii
  • land mine
  • 1940s
  • minefield
  • sudden death
  • boy soldier
  • meager rations

Awards & recognition

  • Bodil AwardBest Danish Film · 2016
  • Dragon Award Best Nordic Film · 2016
  • European Film AwardBest Hair and Makeup Artist · 2016
  • European Film AwardBest Costume Designer · 2016
  • European Film AwardBest Cinematographer · 2016
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  • IFFR audience award · 2016
  • Robert AwardBest Danish Film · 2016
  • Academy AwardBest International Feature Film · 2017 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Martin Zandvliet