Skip to content
MUSEUM AND NWFC CLOSED: The Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center are closed in an effort to further stem the spread of COVID-19. All public programs, screenings, and events are canceled until further notice. Stay connected to art, film, and more by signing up for our newsletter.
Official Selection PIFF 40

Land of Mine

Directed by Martin Zandvliet

Denmark, Germany • 2016 • 101 mins. • In Danish, German, English

Showtimes & Past Screenings

Land of Mine surfaces a little-known story that took place in 1945 as the five-year Nazi occupation of the country ended. The Germans left behind more than a million land mines that needed to be removed. Who better to sacrifice for the hazard than untrained teenage German POWs? On a barren beach on the west coast, Zandvliet unfolds a gripping story that explores issues of post-war retribution and culpability while shifting perceptions of perpetrators and victims. This year’s Danish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. In Danish and German with English subtitles.

Reviews: Variety, Hollywood Reporter, NPR, Screen Daily

Filmography: A Funny Man (2011), Applause (2009), Angels of Brooklyn (2002)

Appears in: 40th Portland International Film Festival, PIFF XL: Masters