# A War (2015)

> A Danish company commander faces the moral and legal consequences of a battlefield decision made to save his soldiers in Afghanistan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/224750

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Tobias Lindholm
- Cast: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dar Salim, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Alex Høgh Andersen, Jakob Frølund
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3830162/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, sober, intimate, serious movie night, war film double feature

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of sacrifice and the toll of war on family life.

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