April 9th (film)

April 9th
Film poster
9. April
Directed byRoni Ezra
Written byTobias Lindholm
Produced by
  • René Ezra
  • Tomas Radoor
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Kress
Edited byPeter Brandt
Music byJonas Struck
Production
companies
  • Nordisk Film
  • TV2 Danmark
  • Det Danske Filminstitut
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish
Budget22 million kr.

April 9th (Danish: 9. april) is a 2015 Danish war film directed by Roni Ezra, and starring Pilou Asbæk and Lars Mikkelsen. The film depicts the German invasion of Denmark which commenced on 9 April 1940 and follows a Danish bicycle infantry company sent as a vanguard to slow down the German advance until reinforcements can arrive.

The film's budget was 22 million Danish krone (just over $3 million) and was supported by the Danish Film Institute, TV 2, and the Haderslev Municipality.[1] The film was released in Danish cinemas on 12 March 2015.[2]

  1. ^ LINDEGAARD, SIGNE HAAHR. "For Gud, konge og fædreland". Jyllands Posten (in Danish).
  2. ^ PEDERSEN, KIM. "Biografklub Danmark-programmet 2014-15". Danske-biografer.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.