April 9th (2015) on Netflix
On April 9, 1940, German troops cross into Denmark. In South Jutland, Second Lieutenant Sand leads a bicycle infantry company sent to slow the invasion while the Danish army mobilizes.
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Plot summary
On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against all odds, hold back the forces until the Danish reinforcements can be mobilized. In the fatal hours, we follow second lieutenant Sand (Pilou Asbæk) and his bicycle company - they will as the first Danish soldiers meet the enemy in combat on April 9th 1940.
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzenas Menig Gram
- Mathias Lundkvistas Menig Kolding
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about April 9th (2015)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Nordisk Film borrowed authentic period equipment from the Mellem Slesvigs Grænser museum in Bylderup-Bov, including 120 Danish steel helmets, 24 dummy-rifles and two old Nimbus motorcycles with sidecars, then shipped it all to Budapest, Hungary, where part of the film was shot.
- The film's outline story was built from eyewitness accounts, conversations and interviews with the few surviving Danish veterans of 9 April 1940, who had fought the invading German Army.
