03 Nov 1959
Fires on the Plain
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Into the Darkness
Karlskov is a self made, successful owner of a large electronics factory, has a wife and five children. They live the good, privileged upper-class life on Strandvejen north of Copenhagen when the Nazis occupy Denmark in April 1940. Karl struggles to continue production at the factory, but to protect his family and employees he reluctantly begins to produce for the German market. It brings him into a controversial collaboration with the occupying power and causes painful breaks in the family.
Top Billed Cast
Jesper Christensen Karl Skov
Bodil Jørgensen Eva Skov
Mads Reuther Aksel Skov
Gustav Dyekjær Giese Michael
Sara Viktoria Helene Skov
Lue Støvelbæk Knud Skov
Sylvester Byder Valdemar Skov
Pernille Højmark Annelise
Steen Stig Lommer Aage
Kathrine Thorborg Johansen Liva
Cyron Melville Svend
Paul Hüttel Georg
Roman Schomburg Willi Lismal
Julie Agnete Vang Agnes
Peter Eggers Gustav
Claes Malmberg Kalle
Melinda Kinnaman Veronika
Joel Spira Franz
Jesper Zuschlag Ove Steffensen
Patricia Schumann Louise
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