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A War

2015 · Movie · 115 min
B

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75/100

Averaged across 9 ratings · 20.8K votes

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63–90 out of 100

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Lowest is Kinopoisk on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 86, everyone else 71.

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A Danish military commander, leading a company in Afghanistan, makes a split-second decision to save his besieged soldiers during a tense firefight with the Taliban. The action results in civilian casualties. Upon returning home to his family, he is charged with a war crime, forcing him to stand trial and defend his actions, which were made under the extreme duress of combat.

Details

Released
10 September 2015
Country
Denmark, Turkey, France
Language
Danish
Runtime
115 min
Rated
R
Box office
$1.1M
Awards
0 wins, 3 nominations

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Awards & nominations

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0 wins from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies

88th Academy Awards 2016 Best International Feature Film Nominee
International Submission to the Academy Awards 2016 International Submission to the Academy Awards Denmark Nominee
29th European Film Awards 2016 Best European Film Tobias Lindholm Nominee

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