My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts (1999)

6.5/10 11 min Animation

Overview

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".

Cast

Mag Ruffman

Narrator

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