Some must die so others can live
The true story of the Fiils: a family of innkeepers who, during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark, took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Denmark Denmark
Jens Jørn Spottag Bodil Jørgensen Thomas Ernst Laura Winther Møller Trine Appel Marie Bach Hansen Mia Ejlerskov Jesper Riefenstahl Bjarne Henriksen Thomas Morris Nick Wilder Anne Louise Hassing Andreas Jessen Jesper Asholt Erik Madsen Ole Dupont Mads Wille Morten Christensen Arne Siemsen Frederik Meldal Nørgaard Jakob Svarre Peder Holm Johansen Janus Kim Elsig Henrik Vestergaard Niels Juhl Boesen Jesper Ole Feit Andersen Johannes Nymark Heidi Krog Madsen Emma Roed Gottlieb Julie Maibøll Buhl Camilla Jeppesen Anne Sofie Espersen Gitte Siem Ida Leschly Blegvad Hans Holtegaard Lotte Munk Thomas Biehl Malte Weis Peter Gilsfort Stefan Pagels Andersen Balder Beyer Emil Hansen Bobby Hess Thomas Leth Rasmussen Morten Holst Line Gratsveit Kristine Yde Eriksen Jette Stig Madsen Ebbe Trenskow Karl Antz Jan Tjerrild Joen Højerslev Poul Storm Jan Erik Madsen Thies Nottelmann Villi Bojsen Ben-Ami Magnus Cornelius Lyngsøe Vera Seemann Sidsel Jensen Rasmus Thorup Paul Hüttel Helge Reinhard Mads Knarreborg Christopher Rycroft Poul Grønhøj
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