Take history as a mirror and cherish the present

Aliza 2022-03-24 09:02:59

With their young, childish faces, we can recognize at a glance that they are still children. Their other identity was German prisoners of war in World War II. Their task was to use their own hands to clear tens of thousands of landmines left on the long coastline of western Denmark after the retreat of the German army. With a loud bang, the boys witnessed the continuous loss of fresh lives. During the demining practice, when I was sick and vomited due to hunger, when I happily lifted an emptied landmine, when I was looking forward to my life after returning home, when I was relaxing in the rare beach football... The movie is based on reality. Event adaptation. According to historical records, there were about 2,000 German prisoners, and about 1.5 million mines were removed with their bare hands. The casualty rate during the demining process was as high as 50%. And most of these demining prisoners are boys with childish faces, and there are very few experienced soldiers. There is no so-called protagonist's halo and climax in the film, only the inadvertent but unexpected sound of mine explosions over time, let us see that the cruelty of war is not only in the blood on the battlefield, but also in the aftermath of the war. , leaving people with psychological and spiritual trauma. Fortunately, the warmth of human nature is still there. The boy stole the little girl's bread, and then reassured her and rescued her after she strayed into the minefield; the grumpy and hated German Nazi master sergeant also reconciled with himself in the process of getting along with the demining boys, and finally ended the mission The four lucky boys who survived were sent to the German border, fulfilling his promise to "go home after demining". At the end of the play, the four boys run towards the border of their motherland in surprise, which makes people deeply feel the happiness and preciousness of living in a peaceful age.

Mine Field (2015)
8.7
2015 / Denmark Germany / Drama History War / Martin Zanrivert / Roland Merle Michael Folsgaard

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Extended Reading
  • Brendon 2022-03-21 09:02:45

    Landmines are not only in the sand, but also in the heart

  • Flavio 2022-03-18 09:01:05

    The angle of the film is very good, this kind of film that puts the child and the war together comes straight to the lacrimal gland. From this point of view, the film is undoubtedly a success! The girl on my left has been sobbing silently, and the little brother on the right has also shed tears at several bursts. Many people in the theater are secretly wiping their tears and blending in, and you will be abused! A rare masterpiece! The interview with the male protagonist after the screening was quite powerful.

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.