ERNA AT WAR
by HENRIK RUBEN GENZ
Written by Bo Hr. Hansen, Henrik Ruben Genz / From the novel by Erling Jepsen / Photography Jørgen Johansson / Editing Anders Skov / Starring Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sylvester Espersen Byder / Produced by Nimbus Film, Nafta Films, Entre Chien et Loup
Denmark, Estonia, Belgium 2021 / 110’
V.O. sub. ITA
first screening
In a Jutland village,
Erna cherishes her dream of opening a cold cuts factory. It is the last year of the First World War and her son, who suffers from a mental disorder, is called to arms. To protect and save him from the ferocity of the war, Erna finds a way to stay by his side: she disguises herself as a soldier and enlists.
The Danish director looks at the last stages of a war of attrition from a new, female, perspective.
DIRECTOR
Henrik Ruben Genz, Danish director, graduated from the National Film School in Denmark.
His short film ‘Theis and Nico’ (1999) was nominated
as Best Documentary at the Oscars. He directed his first feature film ‘Someone like Hodder’ in 2003. ‘Erna at War’ is his third feature film.
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