The Shadow in My Eye

2021 1h 47m DA

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7.8

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Synopsis

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On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen
Henry
Ester Birch
Rigmor
Ella Nilsson
Eva
Malena Lucia Lodahl
Greta
Fanny Leander Bornedal
Teresa
Alex Høgh Andersen
Frederik
Alban Lendorf
Peter
James Tarpey
Reggie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ole Bornedal
Writers: Ole Bornedal
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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Released 5 years ago.

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Directed by Ole Bornedal, shot by Lasse Frank Johannessen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anders Villadsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen and Ester Birch and Ella Nilsson carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt9170516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Ole Bornedal directs. Lasse Frank Johannessen behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Anders Villadsen cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Ole Bornedal, shot by Lasse Frank Johannessen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anders Villadsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen and Ester Birch and Ella Nilsson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9170516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "copenhagen, denmark", "raf (royal air force)", "world war ii", "based on true story".

The technical file

Cinematography: Lasse Frank Johannessen
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Anders Villadsen
Production design: Sabine Hviid
Makeup / hair: Elisabeth Bukkehave
Sound: Nino Jacobsen
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DA
IMDB: The Shadow in My Eye (2021)

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CinemaSerf2026-09-06
★ 7/10
With the Danish Resistance convinced that it is only a matter of time before the Gestapo manage to break down their organisation, they seek the assistance of the RAF to bomb it's Copenhagen headquarters. This mission is made all the more controversial because they know that many of their colleagues are being held prisoner in the attics of that buding to deter allied bombing raids. Nonetheless, a strike is ordered - a very low flying affair where it proves very difficult for the pilots to get and retain their bearings amidst the red-tiled buildings of the city. Regrettably, one of the planes mistakenly targets a school next door and so whilst destruction is reigned down upon the enemy, it is also visited upon some nuns and some children - and what ensues now is a desperate effort to save whom they can from the rubble and repatriate the children - alive or dead - to their apprehensive parents. Firstly, this is a stark reminder that there are no certainties in wartime and that even the best laid plans can go awry amidst the close confines of urban warfare - and that collateral damage rarely just involved bricks and mortar. On the personal level, though, this also shows something of the determined stoicism of the people who didn't have time to blame or shake their fists at the skies, but who had to get their sleeves rolled up and muck in. For that, the sisters show a remarkable and practical resiliance - exemplified by the mischievous sister "Teresa" (Fanny Leander Bornedal), and many of the children recover quickly from their tears and shellshock to help where they can. Young "Henry" (Bertram Bisgaard) alongside "Eva" (Ella Lund Nilsson) and "Rigmor" (Ester Birch) really do raise the stakes with personable and emotionally-charged performances that bely their young ages. Aside from the obvious questions of religiosity and of God looking after his flock by allowing bombs to drop on them, there is also something of the brutality of the Nazi occupiers as they interrogate those they suspect of being involved in fighting for the freedom of their kingdom. The production spares us little of the violence of their inhumane techniques - without becoming unduly graphic and whilst illustrating the nigh-on impossible difficulties faced by many ordinary and conflicted Danes treading on eggshells as they tried to balance co-operation with collaboration, mindful that they and their families were always at risk. The adults deliver well, but this film really belongs to the youngsters who deliver the film's knock-out punches.

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