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Eriberto 2022-03-27 09:01:14

The film tells the story from the point of view of the Danes ordering German prisoners of war to clear mines. Generally speaking, the mines were buried by the German army during World War II, and the Danes should have the Germans dig them. The problem is in the details. Who should bear the guilt of war? The teens themselves were not the initiators of the war, and they had to face the whole of Denmark's revenge against Germany. This is where the greatest dislocation of responsibility lies. The brutal war is over and the world looks at peace. But these children are still forced to use their lives to accept the aftershocks of the war.

The Sergeant Major was about the age of the soldiers' fathers. The loss of the war buried deep hatred in his heart. He is the one who is on the front line with these children. No amount of hatred in his heart can change the fact that the group of prisoners of war whose lives are on the line are still children. Imperceptibly, he removed the label of "enemy" attached to the heads of these soldiers, and slowly regarded them as still immature young people. This is the process of changing from an enemy to a normal person. This de-labeling process is exactly the process of the sergeant major getting rid of the repression of war and returning to the standard of integrity and kindness in a society.

Sebastian was the one who dared to talk to the sergeant without a word, and invented the demining gadget. In such a predicament, he remains rational and sober, which is commendable.

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Land of Mine quotes

  • Sgt. Carl Rasmussen: Those of you who count the mines, make sure my card is updated. This task is as important as defusing mines.

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