Foreign Fields

Foreign Fields

In peace we value nothing. In war we value even less.

2000 · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, War

Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he witnesses refugees trying to escape their war-torn villages. There, Jacob is befriended by Sergeant Holt, a cynical soldier.

Directed by Aage Rais-Nordentoft · Written by Jens Dahl

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