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However, as the film progresses and the boys’ characters are further revealed, Rasmussen, played with nuance by Møller, grows to hold some compassion for the group of boys, who had little understanding and experience of war. Their Danish overseer, Sergeant Carl Rasmussen (Roland Møller) does not hold back in his hatred and resentment toward from the opening scene of the film.
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“Land of Mine” chronicles the story of a group of 14 German boys who were conscripted into the German Army near the end of the war and their journey removing tens of thousands of land mines from a Danish beach. Removing these crude weapons buried in the sand was extremely dangerous, and often fatal, work. The film’s well-written dialogue, excellent cinematography and compelling performances by the main actors all make “Land of Mine” worthy of the accolades and nominations it received this award season, including a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.įollowing the conclusion of World War II, German prisoners of war that were captured by the Danish army and the Allied forces were required to stay in Denmark and remove approximately one and a half million land mines from the Danish coast. Zandvliet, the cast and crew all help to capture the moral dilemma of justice and vengeance versus forgiveness and repentance. Writer and director Martin Zandvliet, in his film, “Land of Mine,” describes a lesser-known and more shameful portion of Danish history after World War II. As a subject of film, war has always been wildly popular, but what this genre sometimes lacks is the process of healing - or lack thereof - that comes in the wake of war. Films about World War II typically deal with similar stories, similar types of characters or similar types of narrative voices.