''This Life'' ( da, Hvidsten gruppen) is a 2012 Danish drama film based on the activities of the
Hvidsten Group
The Hvidsten Group (Danish: ''Hvidstengruppen'') was a Danish resistance group during World War II named after the Hvidsten Inn between Randers and Mariager in Jutland where it was formed.
History
The Hvidsten Group became connected to the res ...
, a Danish resistance group in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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Cast and characters
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Jens Jørn Spottag
Jens Jørn Spottag (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987.
Selected filmography
References
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1957 births
Living people
Danish male film actors
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Marius Fiil
Marius Fiil (21 May 1893 – 29 June 1944) was the inn keeper at Hvidsten Inn and a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Fiil was born in Hvidsten Inn on 21 May 1893 as son of its owner Niels Peder ...
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Bodil Jørgensen
Bodil Jørgensen (born 3 March 1961) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 40 films since 1992. She starred in ''The Idiots'', which was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. On 18 June 2014, Jørgensen was severely injured while s ...
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Gudrun Fiil
Gudrun Fiil (18 December 1890 – 19 May 1972) was inn keeper at Hvidsten Inn and member of the Danish resistance, whose husband, son and son-in-law were executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Gudrun Fiil was born in Gødstrup præ ...
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Thomas Ernst
Thomas Ernst (born 23 December 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Ernst was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse. He started playing professionally with Eintracht Frankfurt. At the Hessian club, he could o ...
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Niels Fiil
Niels Fiil (12 June 1920 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Fiil was born in Hvidsten on 12 June 1920 to house proprietor and bicycle dealer Marius Fiil and wife Gudrun Fi ...
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Marie Bach Hansen as
Tulle Fiil
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Laura Winther Møller as
Gerda Fiil
Gerda Søvang Fiil (30 January 1927 - 26 June 1994) was a convicted member of the Danish resistance, whose father and brother were executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Gerda Søvang Fiil was born in Hvidsten on 30 January 1927 as t ...
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Mia Ejlerskov as Bitten Fiil
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Bjarne Henriksen
Bjarne Henriksen (born 18 January 1959) is a Danish film and television actor.
Biography
Henriksen was born in Såderup, Funen in 1959. He has appeared in theatre productions at the Jomfru Ane Teatret, Aalborg and at the Svalegangen theater, A ...
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Albert Carlo Iversen
Albert Carlo Iversen (28 September 1895 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Iversen was born in Markedsgade 12, Randers on 28 September 1895 to bracket-smith Albert Sophus ...
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Jesper Riefensthal
Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".
Some notable people with the name Jesper include:
Music
* Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer
* Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fil ...
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Peder Bergenhammer Sørensen
Peder Bergenhammer Sørensen (3 June 1914 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Sørensen was born in Maribo on 3 June 1914 as son of merchant William Bergenhammer Sørensen ...
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Henrik Vestergaard as
Johan Kjær Hansen
Johan Kjær Hansen (7 April 1907 – 29 June 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Biography
Hansen was born in Hjørring on 7 April 1907 as son of deceased bicycle manufacturer Hans Christian Joh ...
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Niels Lund Boesen as
Niels Nielsen Kjær
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Arne Siemsen as
Søren Peter Kristensen
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Janus Kim Elsig as
Henning Andersen
References
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2012 drama films
2012 films
Danish drama films
Danish World War II films
Films about Danish resistance movement
2010s Danish-language films
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