The Second World War started when Germany attacked Poland September first 1939. April 9th 1940 Germany started the attack on Denmark, especially to get to Norway.
In Denmark near the border to Germany the Danish army was alert. This film follows the Danish bicycle troop (yes, bicycle, which by the way also was a thing in both England and Germany, and other countries). It was all pretty insane, the Germans had 40.000 men attacking, Denmark had 4.000 to defend their country.
Around 4 am the attack began but it doesn't really surprise anyone, that every defence was stopped a few hours later. The problem for this in vain fight, that only happened by the border, was that the Danish that fell, 16 soldiers, fell after the Danish government, a couple of hours before had capitulated. This message didn't get send to the soldiers at the border.
Probably the resistance was necessary, because it showed that the Danes had tried to fight the German army, but of course failed. Perhaps it made the allied troops and countries help the country both before and after the war.
The movie is following the attack and defeat as it happened in 1940, so there's really not much to work on for either director or actors in the sense of extra drama. But as it is with every war movie, it shows the horror that took place. Also it serves as a warning, never to start another war anywhere.
In Denmark near the border to Germany the Danish army was alert. This film follows the Danish bicycle troop (yes, bicycle, which by the way also was a thing in both England and Germany, and other countries). It was all pretty insane, the Germans had 40.000 men attacking, Denmark had 4.000 to defend their country.
Around 4 am the attack began but it doesn't really surprise anyone, that every defence was stopped a few hours later. The problem for this in vain fight, that only happened by the border, was that the Danish that fell, 16 soldiers, fell after the Danish government, a couple of hours before had capitulated. This message didn't get send to the soldiers at the border.
Probably the resistance was necessary, because it showed that the Danes had tried to fight the German army, but of course failed. Perhaps it made the allied troops and countries help the country both before and after the war.
The movie is following the attack and defeat as it happened in 1940, so there's really not much to work on for either director or actors in the sense of extra drama. But as it is with every war movie, it shows the horror that took place. Also it serves as a warning, never to start another war anywhere.