My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts(Min bestemor strøk kongens skjorter)
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Canada, Norway · 1999
11m
Director Torill Kove
Starring Mag Ruffman
Genre Animation, History, War
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An Oscar-nominated, whimsical, personal interpretation of Norwegian history starring a grandmother who loses her job ironing the King’s shirts during the Second World War. Instead, she gains access to the enemies' uniforms, and inspires her own band of resistance fighters—the “Shirt Guerillas.”
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