Denmark’s representative in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at this year’s Academy Awards arrives courtesy of writer-director Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking, screenwriter for The Hunt) and wanders into the contemporary morass of wartime decisions. Claus (Pilou Asbæk), a company commander leading troops stationed in Afghanistan, and his wife, Maria (Tuva Novotny), navigate their lives separated by the conflict, but when Claus, during a routine mission, makes choices with severe consequences, the impact extends all the way back to his family at home. Expect a thoughtful and utterly human portrait of what it means when we talk about fighting wars on the home front. (Opens Friday at Esquire Theatre) (R) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2016.
