Nelson Strang Brutal and harrowing. Such a horrible story, but so beautifully realised. Definitely worth a watch.

zeki-4 This movie certainly deserved its Oscar nomination.Rarely do movie stick with me for days. 'Land of mine' did.It's not an action-movie, like 'Dunkirk' or other movies set in and around World War 2. It's an important character study about humanity, desperation, resentment, anger, prejudice and hate that I think everyone need to see, even if they have no interest in World War 2. There are no good or bad guys here. Just people that try to deal with difficult situations commanded by other people above them. They should make more movies like this.

jdesando "Those of you who count the mines, make sure my card is updated. This task is as important as defusing mines." Sgt. Carl Rasmussen (Roland Moller) In 1945, Denmark needed to defuse the over 2 million landmines left on their western beaches by the Nazis. A Danish sergeant is responsible for 14 German POWs, youngsters all, to find the 45 K on one beach, after which the boys can go home.That precision mentioned in the opening quote lies at the heart of the film's considerable suspense because one unaccounted for mine can take multiple lives. And so, the sergeant has to corral teenage workers, motivate them with fear, and keep at bay his growing affection for them.Therein lies the real suspense: Will he learn to love and protect them or will he be brutal as he was in the opening scene? For a story somewhat like Hurt Locker, Land of Mine is a minimalist work of complexity, unadorned with the usual tropes of thrillers but full of the humanity to make it rise above just another WW II sentimental reflection.Besides the tension built into the always impending explosions is the question of whether or not the Danes will act like Nazis suppressing the lads and hurrying them on to death. The moments of warmth between the sergeant and the boys are few but revelatory enough for us to hope their innocence and bravery will win him over.Land of Mine will usher you into a war zone you've not seen handled so well in cinema, except possibly Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion in the '30's. The drama, replete with many dramatic elements and even Chekov's gun, will make you wince at the possibly grotesque fate of faultless boys and their conflicted sergeant.

mmunier Going to see "a man called ove" we found the theater booked out so settled for "Land of Mine"that was also been screened and with free sits. How bizarre IMDb says people who like this movie also liked the other! From what I can gather they've got nothing in common topic wise. Regardless for me it was a very worthwhile entertainment. (my friend commented that he was unhappy about it as he claims he goes to see movies to be entertained! May be we need to redefine entertainment. Being a story set at the end of the war I expected war topic and this one took me by surprise as it deals with using war prisoners to defuse enormous number of mines on the beach. And once we aware of the situation we can brace ourselves in our comfortable seat to be a little less comfortable. Although predictable, the dynamic between the "chiefs and the Indians" Given the facts that the Chiefs got badly hurt at the cruelty of the now defeated German army, we could expect some hard feelings going a long way. However we now are dealing with young people who were doing only what they were told to do. Should we judge either party for their present or past action may spring to mind and certainly is thought provoking. The story get you to explores these feeling from the protagonists and yourself as they become individuals human being instead of Germans or Danish. I have question about the ending but like any story it had to end! I found it very interesting and remember returning from my military service spent in Germany as a French soldier and trying to convince an ex resistant from the South of France that thing had changed...But all I got was "the only good German are the dead one! Over to you now :)