disturbing in peace

Ericka 2022-04-22 07:01:44

It describes the story after the war, the background is World War II, and there is no big scene of war in the whole process. The calm narrative, the waves that give people may be the explosions of each thunder. With every explosion, at least one teenager leaves the world.

It's an unpopular history, Denmark and Germany. Germany lost WWII. Denmark, which was bullied by Germany in World War II, started a frantic revenge, taking young German prisoners to mine mines, without advanced equipment and systematic training. Whether this approach is right or not is debated.

But compared to flesh-and-blood war films such as Saving Private Ryan, Minefield is equally heart-wrenching in its calm.

The director is Danish.

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Extended Reading
  • Ericka 2022-03-17 09:01:06

    Demining tells about the relationship between Germany and Denmark after World War II. At that time, Denmark had a deep hatred of Germany. German captives went to Denmark to clear mines. This was their responsibility. They were also treated inhumanely in Denmark. This is a Danish-German co-production. Both countries dare to face the mistakes they have made. And the death of a child-like prisoner in mine clearance will cause you to think about whose fault was the war. This is a reflection on the war, and the most important point is this.

  • Vicenta 2022-03-14 14:12:25

    One after another young faces, one after another exploded corpses. A moody Danish officer, a group of poor German soldiers. This is a quiet movie, but a sad movie. I want to go home, how many people can go home in the end. We are not wrong, what is wrong is times and wars.

Land of Mine quotes

  • Lt. Ebbe Jensen: If they are old enough to go to war, they are old enough to clean up.

  • closing title card: After the war, more than 2000 German prisoners were forced to remove over 1.5 million landmines from Denmark's west coast.

    closing title card: Nearly half of them were killed or severely wounded.

    closing title card: Many were barely more than children.