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The Crossing

2020 · 96 min

A tense but gentle wartime adventure that keeps you leaning forward, hoping the children make it across the border.

Directed by
Johanne Helgeland
Genres
Family, War, Thriller
Starring
Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine
Tagline
Finally there's a film about the war for the entire family!
Overview
One day, just before Christmas in 1942, Gerda's and Otto's parents are arrested for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the Second World War, leaving the siblings on their own. Following the arrest, they discover two Jewish children, Sarah and Daniel, hidden in a secret cupboard in their basement at home. It is now up to Gerda and Otto to finish what their parents started: To help Sarah and Daniel flee from the Nazis cross the border to neutral Sweden and reunite them with their parents.

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Directed by
Johanne Helgeland
Genres
Family, War, Thriller
Starring
Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • freedom
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, war, thriller
Directed by
Johanne Helgeland
Written by
Maja Lunde
Starring
Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine, Bianca Ghilardi-Hellesten, Henrik Siger Woldene, Luke Neite, Julius Robin Weigel, Kari Simonsen
Cinematography
John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Runtime
96 min
Country
Norway
Languages
German, English, Norwegian

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