Stew and The Nunn, Episode 27 with Director Tobias Lindholm

In 2010, Danish screenwriter and director Tobias Lindholm both helmed and wrote the prison drama R, which was a collaborative work with director Michael Noer. The same year, he served as episode writer on the hit series BORGEN (2010) and in 2012 he wrote and directed A HIJACKING, which received both national and international acclaim, winning a Critics' Award (Bodil) for Best Danish Film as well as five Danish Academy Awards (Robert). 

As Lindholm did with R and A HIJACKING, he once again employs those who have been closest to the conflict. In A WAR he uses Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees, as he strives towards realism.  A WAR has been nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film. 

Film Summary:

In his third feature, A WAR, Director Tobias Lindholm continues his investigation of how people react under extreme pressure. The stakes are higher than ever, as a Danish company commander is forced to choose between his responsibility to his troops, the Afghan locals, or his family back in Denmark and the written and unwritten rules of war    

Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus’ wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him - and his family back home.