The Shadow in My Eye

Original title: Skyggen i mit øje

2021
TV-MA
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

17K

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Tragedy Drama History War

The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children.The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children.The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations

Trivia
The taxi uses wood gasification as a fuel source. This was a widespread practice during WWII when petrol was scarce. The hissing drum at the back of the taxi is the gasifier unit.

Goofs
At the end, when leaving the Theatre to check to see if Eva is home, the mother leaves Right out of the theatre door, turns right, so is then BEHIND the theatre--instead of just going left, but then makes FOUR MORE RIGHTS which would have her going in the opposite direction, looping over where she was and back past the school, in a circle. Really weird choice of making her turn that way 5 times, instead of just showing some of that anxious run home and editing out the turns.

Quotes
Reggie: The other day I was invited to my sister's school to tell them about our squadron. So I told'em, 'One day, on a mission, out of a cloud, this fucker appears.' The kids start giggling. I say, 'We shoot one of 'em down, but all of a sudden, the fucker appears from behind us, right?' Now, the kids start really laughing. All of the sudden the teacher angrily interrupts me, goes: 'I think I should make it clear that Fokker is the name of a German aircraft.' Then I go, 'Yeah that's true, that's true. But these fuckers were Messerschmitts.'

Connections
Featured in Dansk films bedste: Krig, Klasselærere og Kammerater (2022)

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Featured review

9/10

Don't want to think of parallels

Horrible to think of the circumstances that make this such an incredibly moving film especially as it is a true story.. RAF bombers head for Copenhagen to bomb the Nazi headquarters out of existence, where its its occupants have placed a human shield in the building. However, as with all the best plans something goes very wrong and..........? Fanny Bornedal (daughter of the writer director) plays the mischievous, maverick Nun, Sister Teresa who is able to win over the school children as she speaks and acts on their level. The real stars include Bertram Enevoldson, Ester Birch and Ella Nilsson as three of the kids. Keep the tissues within reach.