Intelligent, Oscar-nominated war drama from Danish director Martin Zandvliet.
A poignant and worthy tribute to a little-known postscript of World War Two.
As demonstrated in movies such as The Hurt Locker and Kujaki, this kind of scenario automatically makes for intense drama, but Land of Mine is bolstered by great performances too.
A fascinating topic is attenuated by conservative storytelling and sketchy characterisation. Nevertheless, the sense of place is as assured as the vigilant performances, while the defusing sequences are genuinely suspenseful.
This well-made Danish film dramatises a grim episode at the end of the second world war, when teenage German PoWs were forced into mine-clearance work.
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