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Kommandant Claus Pedersen und seine dänische Einheit sind fern der Heimat in der afghanischen Provinz stationiert. Als die Kompanie ins Kreuzfeuer der Taliban gerät, fordert Pedersen Luftverstärkung an, um das Leben seiner Männer zu retten. Doch zurück in der Heimat muss sich der dreifache Familienvater vor Gericht verantworten, weil bei dem Einsatz unschuldige Zivilisten getötet wurden. Ein zermürbender Prozess beginnt, der ihn immer mehr in ein moralisches Dilemma bringt. “I have never been a solider. I have never been at war. I have only observed war; in the news and as entertainment. So when I decided to make A War, I had to find people who had witnessed war; Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees.” (Tobias Lindholm)

Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile, back in Denmark, Claus’ wife Maria is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him – and his family back home. “I have never been a solider. I have never been at war. I have only observed war; in the news and as entertainment. So when I decided to make A War, I had to find people who had witnessed war; Danish soldiers and Taliban warriors, relatives and refugees.” (Tobias Lindholm)