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My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1999

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Animation, War, History

User Score

65%

Original Title

Min bestemor strøk kongens skjorter

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Torill Kove

Description

A personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".