# The Shadow in My Eye (2021)

> A somber Danish wartime drama follows children and civilians caught in the catastrophic consequences of an RAF raid on occupied Copenhagen.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248807

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: War, Drama, History
- Director: Ole Bornedal
- Cast: Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen, Ester Birch, Ella Nilsson, Malena Lucia Lodahl, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Alex Høgh Andersen, Alban Lendorf, James Tarpey
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9170516/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: somber, intense, mournful, serious film night, historical drama viewing

## Synopsis

A harrowing tale of wartime tragedy and the innocence lost in the crossfire.

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