Land of Mine (2015)
They survived the second World War, now they must survive the cleanup
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys are forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of a Danish sergeant.
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Genre: War, Drama, History
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Cast
- Roland Møller - Sgt. Carl Rasmussen
- Louis Hofmann - Sebastian Schumann
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard - Lt. Ebbe Jensen
- Joel Basman - Helmut Morbach
- Laura Bro - Karin
- Oskar Bökelmann - Ludwig Haffke
- Emil Belton - Ernst Lessner
- Oskar Belton - Werner Lessner
- Leon Seidel - Wilhelm Hahn
- Karl Alexander Seidel - Manfred
Screenplay
Music: Sune Martin
Cinematography: Camilla Hjelm Knudsen
Editing: Per Sandholt, Molly Malene Stensgaard
Production: Nordisk Film Denmark, Amusement Park Films, Majgaard, K5 International, K5 Film, ZDF, Goethe Filmproduktion, Erfttal Film
Country: Germany, Denmark
Language: Dansk, English, Deutsch
Budget: $5M
Original Language: da
Keywords
beach, prisoner of war, post world war ii, land mine, 1940s, minefield, sudden death, boy soldier, meager rations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Land of Mine about?
- In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys are forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of a Danish sergeant.
- Who directed Land of Mine?
- Land of Mine was directed by Martin Zandvliet.
- Who stars in Land of Mine?
- Land of Mine stars Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Joel Basman, Laura Bro, Oskar Bökelmann.
- How long is Land of Mine?
- Land of Mine has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Land of Mine?
- Land of Mine is a War, Drama, History film.
- What is the budget of Land of Mine?
- Land of Mine had a budget of $5M.
- Where was Land of Mine produced?
- Land of Mine was produced in Germany, Denmark.