Current or Former Military? Join Us for a Free Screening of the New Film, “A War”

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If you are a current or former member of the military in the DC area, please sign up below and join us for a screening of the new Academy Award-nominated Danish film A War, directed by Tobias Lindholm and produced by Nordisk Film. The film tells the story of a Danish company commander deployed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. With his soldiers under fire, he makes a decision that results in civilian causalities. When he returns to Denmark, he faces a court martial while struggling to hold his family together.

 

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Location
E St. Cinema, 555 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 (Metro accessible from Gallery Place/Chinatown, Navy Memorial/Archives, and Metro Center)

Date and Time
Wednesday, January 27, 7 PM

Space is limited, and only those who sign up with the form below will be guaranteed entry. Please only submit your name once. There is no automatic email confirmation. 

The screening will be followed by ​a Q&A with René Ezra, producer, and Martin Tamm Andersen, a Danish army officer and an actor in the film. Martin commanded a recon unit in Helmand, which is where he met Ryan Evans, the editor-in-chief of War on the Rocks. Ryan was thrilled to see him acting in this film, which he views as the most authentic film that has been made about any of the 9/11 wars.

 

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War on the Rocks is proud to partner with Nordisk Film and Magnolia Pictures to arrange this screening.