Mother at War (2020)
1918. World War I rages in Europe while Erna Jensen tends to her ordinary life at home in Bramstrup, with her simple-minded son, Kalle. One day the village constable comes to enlist Kalle for military service for the German Empire – of which Southern Jutland is a part. If Erna is to save Kalle from certain death, she must follow him through thick and thin. Upon a chance meeting with a deserting solder she trades identities. Now disguised as Private Julius Rasmussen, Erna heads for the front. In her encounters with the other soldiers and in the presence of the war, unknown sides of Erna are awoken. This is the story of a woman who won’t let a war prevent her from fighting for what she loves.
- Heli Jürisson
- Celine Jacqmin
- Greta Varts
- Jette Keedus
- Henrik Ruben Genz
- Henrik Ruben Genz
- Bo Hr. Hansen
- Erling Jepsen
Rating: 7.6/10 by 43 users
Alternative Title:
Erna i krig - DK
Erna at War - GB
مادری در جنگ - IR
Mother at War - DE
Erna on sõjas - EE
Country:
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Language:
Deutsch
Dansk
Runtime: 01 hour 40 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, world war i, motherhood, mother son relationship
Whilst the idea behind Mother of War is interesting, for me, that's where it ends. That anyone could not see the main character is a women, is preposterous, in the extreme. If they had found a female actor with masculine characteristic's, well even then its a big maybe. This reality undermines, what is otherwise, a polished production, populated by very capable actors. A regrettable 5/10.
