Land of Mine vs While at War
Land of Mine has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for While at War). Land of Mine is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. Land of Mine is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Land of Mine
While at War| Land of Mine | While at War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Martin Zandvliet | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Main cast | Louis Hofmann, Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Joel Basman, Laura Bro | Tito Valverde, Luis Callejo, Luis Bermejo, Santi Prego, Eduard Fernández |
Synopsis
Land of Mine
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys are forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of a Danish sergeant.
While at War
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
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