This Life

Original title: Hvidsten gruppen

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

Frederick Bauer, Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Marie Bach Hansen, Thomas Ernst, Mia Ejlerskov, and Laura Winther Møller in This Life (2012)

Drama War

The true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must ... Read allThe true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.The true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations

Trivia
Based on a true story of a resistance group in Nazi occupied Denmark during World War II.

Goofs
In the opening scenes the women are preparing meals in the kitchen while the men are playing cards. Both places the radios were switched on and you immediately hear the transmission of the speech of the Prime Minister. Before the invention of the transistor the components in a radio would need some ten seconds before they were warm enough to work properly and make the transmission work.

Connections
Featured in Hvidsten Gruppen: Hvidsten Gruppen - De sidste vidner (2012)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Realistically told true story

This Danish film telling the story about the Hvidsten group which was one of the groups which made a proud effort against the German occupiers when Denmark was under German rule.

The every day life during the war is very well depicted in this film, which has a great realistic feel, all over. This in the best Danish tradition of drama film making. Top notch play by leading native actors make this a very see-worthy film. Still, I think this film will have difficulty in finding an appreciative non-Danish audience. Though it should. If you like a realistically told story, this is it. They were absolute amateurs, working for the case they believed in, while hunted by the Germans.

I like the way the film depicts the every day life combined with the element of resistance and war. The film is at times nerve wrecking. I find it interesting how the resistance did their work. A solid film, which starts slow, but takes control over your emotions before you know it! Just like Danish film making almost always do.