WITH A RIGHT TO KILL
synopsis
A film examining an incident in Danish history: the liquidations of 400 persons by the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation. After a long silence and for the first time on film, a number of people who participated in the liquidations discuss their experiences and the consequences. After the war, the liquidations were covered up. It was a conscious policy that left a bloody trail through the lives of many people. The film consists of interviews, documentary footage and reconstructions of important events.
Based on a novel by Peter Øvig Knudsen.
international title: | With a Right to Kill |
original title: | Med ret til at dræbe |
country: | Denmark |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Morten Henriksen |
film run: | 110' |
release date: | DK 28/10/2003 |
screenplay: | Gert Duve Skovlund, Frank Corsaro, Morten Henriksen |
cinematography by: | Morten Søborg |
film editing: | Kasper Leick |
art director: | Søren Kragh Sørensen |
music: | Anthony Lledo |
producer: | Lise Lense-Møller |
production: | Magic Hour Films APS, DR TV |
backing: | DFI (Danish Film Institute) + New Danish Screen, Ministry of Education, The Augustinus Fund, The Frimodt-Heineke Fund, The Bodil Pedersen Fund, The G. & E. & Jorck's Fund |