WITH A RIGHT TO KILL 

A film examining an incident in Danish history: the liquidations of 400 persons by the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation. After a long silence and for the first time on film, a number of people who participated in the liquidations discuss their experiences and the consequences. After the war, the liquidations were covered up.

It was a conscious policy that left a bloody trail through the lives of many people. The film consists of interviews, documentary footage and reconstructions of important events.

 

Release: 2003 (Denmark)

Duration: 111 minutes

Genre: Documentary feature

Spoken language: Danish

 

Director: Morten Henriksen and Peter Øvig Knudsen

Screenplay: Peter Øvig Knudsen

Cinematography: Morten Søborg

Editor: Kasper Leick
Sound Design: Niels Arild

Composer: Anthony Lledo

Producer: Lise Lense-Møller

Production Country: Denmark

Production Company: Magic Hour Films

Coproducer: DR

Produced with support from: The Augustinus Fund, The Bodil Pedersen Fund, The Danish Film Institute, The Frimodt-Heineke Fund, George Jorck & Hustru Emma Jorck's Fund and The Danish Minsitry of Education.

 

The fIlm won at the 2004 Robert Festival in the category Best Documentary.