April 9th

In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

Cast

Pilou Asbæk

as Sekondløjtnant Sand

Lars Mikkelsen

as Oberstløjtnant Hintz

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

as Menig Andersen

Martin Greis-Rosenthal

as Løjtnant Gjermansen

Joachim Fjelstrup

as Sergent Bundgaard

Jannik Lorenzen

as Menig Gram

Elliott Crosset Hove

as Menig Lassen

Mikkel Bentzen

as Menig Nørreskov

Ari Alexander

as Menig Justesen

Mathias Lundkvist

as Menig Kolding

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