A War (Krigen) Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 16, 2018

A War (Krigen)

Release Date: Friday, April 8, 2016 Limited

Director: Tobias Lindholm

Starring: Pilou Asbæk • Tuva Novotny

R Drama N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus’ wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him - and his family back home.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A War (Krigen).

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Pilou Asbæk
... Claus M. Pedersen

Hidden Strike, Ben Hur
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Tuva Novotny
... Maria

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Crew Behind the Film

The A War (Krigen) behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tobias Lindholm last directed The Good Nurse and A Hijacking. The film's writer Tobias Lindholm last wrote A Taste of Hunger and The Commune.

Director: Tobias Lindholm
Screenwriter: Tobias Lindholm

Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production Details

What we know about the A War (Krigen) movie production.

Key Facts

The film premiered at the 2015 Venice Film Festival where The Playlist's Jessica Kiang called it a "bruising two hours of you-are-there cinema."

Production Updates for A War (Krigen)

Nov 2015

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language and some war related images
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

A War (Krigen) was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 8, 2016. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Boss, Hardcore Henry and High Strung. As a limited release, A War (Krigen) was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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2016-04-08 Limited

United States

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2016-09-00 DVD
2017-12-12 DVD

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Added the US DVD release date of December 12, 2017

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Set the MPAA rating to R for language and some war related images

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from Magnolia Pictures

Changed the US film release date from February 12, 2016 to April 8, 2016

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Added Tuva Novotny as Maria to credits

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