This Life

True story about how a group of Danish people organized an important resistance group just after April 1940, the moment Denmark came under control of Nazi Germany.

This movie shows in an excellent way what were the considerations and risks that people took when they were asked to join the resistance. Apart from that, it shows what may be involved in doing work for the resistance.

With the very decent acting and convincing movie sets, you really get the idea that you are watching Denmark during WW2.

I have to honestly admit that during the first 10 minutes, the storyline was too much "off topic", but after the moment the topic changes to the war effort, the movie constantly delivered in keeping your attention and even got better and better whilst the story developed.

I score this movie 7.2/10, making it a very well deserved 7-star IMDb rating.

After seeing the film, and now think back to what made the biggest impression, I can say that it is the stunning performance of the characters in the film. An incredibly authentic presentation, both in duologue and body language, and with a great empathy for each role. It is nice to see, that Denmark is still able to bring good acting to the world. The plot shows how naive and trusting in the cause and right the right thing to do, that would be necessary to start an upraising in the first place. The film stands out, by not containing the violence and brutality, that is most common among films describing this particular period. - Thank you for this experience.

The distance between love and hate, justice and evil, courage and fear. The most impressive plot is on the court. Eight courageous human, eight warrior. Not enough nail-biting scenes and plots, paying more attention on human nature and common people.

The whole story-line is based on the second World War, the condition of Denmark. And this film is on of the most boomed Danish Film after 2000. Natural acting expression and fantastic scenes, vivid explaining a true story happened in 1942 Denmark.

Even they know attempts would failed, they still tried. That is why called brave heart.

'Hvidsten Gruppen' is a Danish film that deals with the country's occupation by Germany from 1940 to 1945. The movie, directed by actress Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis in her debut as a director, has an interesting and engaging storyline. However, the characters in the film are not very interesting and lack complexity. Despite this, the acting is good, but the material is limited in terms of character development. As a result, the film is given a rating of 6 out of 10 stars.

The story follows a group of Danish resistance fighters who hide a wireless radio transmitter in a village called Hvidsten during the Nazi occupation. The group is led by a family who risks their lives to fight against the Germans and help the resistance movement. However, the characters are depicted as perfect heroes with no flaws, which makes them less relatable and realistic.

The film stars Jens Jørn Spottag as Marius Fiil, Bodil Jørgensen as Gudrun Fiil, Thomas Ernst as Niels Fiil, Maria Bach Hansen as Tulle Fiil, and Laura Winther Møller as Gerda Fiil. The technical crew includes Anders Refn as the technical director and Morten Bruus as the cinematographer.

Although 'Hvidsten Gruppen' is a great story, the lack of character development and complication makes the characters seem flat and one-dimensional. The characters in 'Hvidsten Gruppen' are depicted as flawless heroes with no complex emotions, fears or flaws. The film lacks complication as there are no drunken or argumentative characters (in the main group) to add depth and realism. Additionally, the absence of any interrogation scenes creates a hero-centric view of the story, allowing the characters to remain pure and uncompromised in their intentions without ever facing any significant challenge or temptation.

Overall, 'Hvidsten Gruppen' is a film that highlights an important chapter in Danish history, and it is relevant to understanding the country's past. The film raises questions and topics of universal significance and is definitely worth the watch. It is good, but not great.

This Danish film telling the story about the Hvidsten group which was one of the groups which made a proud effort against the German occupiers when Denmark was under German rule.

The every day life during the war is very well depicted in this film, which has a great realistic feel, all over. This in the best Danish tradition of drama film making. Top notch play by leading native actors make this a very see-worthy film. Still, I think this film will have difficulty in finding an appreciative non-Danish audience. Though it should. If you like a realistically told story, this is it. They were absolute amateurs, working for the case they believed in, while hunted by the Germans.

I like the way the film depicts the every day life combined with the element of resistance and war. The film is at times nerve wrecking. I find it interesting how the resistance did their work. A solid film, which starts slow, but takes control over your emotions before you know it! Just like Danish film making almost always do.