Miracle at Midnight

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[ bicycle bell ringing ]

[ trolley bell clanging ]

Hendrik ! Be sure to walk

your sister all the way

into the school building.

Well, hurry.

And pick up else after school

and bring her home.

- Why can't she

walk herself home ?

- You know why. No arguments.

Why are you and daddy

always arguing

with each other ?

We're not. It's just that

he thinks I'm still a kid.

[ woman ]

but I want the freshest.

[ man ]

don't worry.

It's all we have.

But look, it's--

here you are.

[ else ]

are you seeing Karin today ?

We have economics together,

and she's just a friend.

I think it'd be nice

if she was more

than a friend.

And why should I care

what you think, hmm ?

A little girl

who has to be walked

to school.

I don't have to be.

I can go by myself.

Oh, fine then.

Go by yourself.

Hendrik !

Hendrik !

Are you following me ?

Hendrik !

Ah, come on.

You're a big girl.

I'm sorry.

You should not be running

in a public square.

He's my brother.

He's walking me to school.

No harm done.

You wouldn't mind if

I looked in your bag ?

It's just books, sir.

I'm a student

at the university.

Are you refusing

to show it ?

No. It's just that

I've never been

searched before.

Things have changed.

A saboteur was shot

this morning.

A university student.

Maybe you know him.

Why would I know him ?

We are watching

you students.

Be cautious.

That's what my father's

always telling me.

Listen to him.

Go on.

He said they were

chest pains ?

He described them

as palpitations.

Arrhythmic heartbeats.

Your father's blood pressure has

always been a little high, but

he's never had heart trouble.

I think it's

this takeover by the Germans.

It has us all on edge.

I'm not hearing

anything abnormal, Ben.

How've you been sleeping ?

Who can sleep ?

Father worries that

without the Danish government

to protect us, we're at risk.

They've been here three years.

They're leaving you alone,

aren't they ?

Karl, you don't know.

You're not a Jew.

The Germans are arresting Jews

all over Europe. Why should we

be any different ?

[ Karl ]

I understand.

But worrying about something

that hasn't happened

and might never happen...

Isn't worth the price

you're paying, Ben.

Try to relax.

Think about the good things

in life, like Hannahs

engagement to Michael.

Oh, you and the family

are coming to

the engagement party, hmm ?

I'm counting on it.

We wouldn't miss it.

Hello, Mr. Levy.

Oh, Mrs. Koster.

It's time you visited my shop.

You neglect me.

No. Karl has probably

been wearing this jacket...

With the hole under the arm

for weeks before I saw it.

"who's going to see it ?"

he says.

Oh, a doctor has

a lot on his mind.

And how have you been,

Mr. Levy ?

I'm all right,

so long as I have work.

Jorgen !

How are you, Hendrik ?

I have to talk to you.

A saboteur was shot

this morning, a student.

I heard.

Was it someone we know ?

No. But how

did you find out ?

I was searched this morning.

He only spent a second

going through my bag.

But had he looked through

everything, he would've found 20

of these anti-german leaflets.

See, now you can't

even walk down the streets.

We have to call it off.

We have to show them

right away that we can resist.

I'm saying we should wait.

All right ? Next week.

Next week, the guns will be

in the barracks.

It has to be today.

Look, you just distract them.

I'll get the trucks.

[ Jorgen ] good.

They're loading the guns

into the trucks. Let's do it.

[ whistle blowing ]

[ yelling ]

We're the resistance.

We need these guns.

We're taking them now.

Move. Load up the back.

You ! Take this.

In the back.

Move ! Load it.

Load it.

Come on, come on.

Hurry !

Get out of here !

Come on ! Run !

[ grunts ]

come on, Jorgen !

[ gunfire ]

[ Hendrik ]

get in !

Come on ! It's too late !

Let's go !

I got you. I got you.

Go, go, go. Move !

[ chattering ]

[ truck horn honking ]

[ Karl ]

you're going to recover

nicely, lieutenant,

But you'll have to endure

our hospitality for a few days.

I want to make sure

there's no infection.

Thank you, dr. Koster.

And nurse, thank you.

They're still people.

No, they're not.

He was wounded.

We had to treat him.

If I was hurt

and sent to a german hospital,

would they have to treat me ?

Or would they be satisfied

to ship one more Jew

to a concentration camp ?

Hannah, someday you will

be married to Michael and have

three beautiful children...

And all of this

will have been so long ago.

[ door opens ]

[ woman ]

doctor.

We have a second emergency.

Another gunshot wound.

He was left out back.

Whoever brought him in

didn't want to be seen.

Well, he's lost a lot of blood,

but he'll recover quickly.

He's young.

Under the new rules,

we're required to report him

to the Germans.

Do we have to,

dr. Koster ?

The Germans don't have

to hear about every

perforated ulcer.

And we don't have to give

his real name.

Captain.

I trust your trip to Berlin

was productive, general best.

Very much so.

It's not in

the briefings yet,

but there was...

An attempted theft

for weapons earlier today

by the resistance.

Arrests ?

No, sir, but one

of our men was shot.

He's in hospital.

Remind me

to pay him a visit.

Thank you, captain.

The naval attach,

Herr Duckwitz,

is also waiting for you.

Heil Hitler.

So how was your trip

to Berlin, Werner ?

Well, I'm still here.

It's not fair to blame you

for the troubles here.

The August uprising,

the riots,

the city strikes.

I don't believe anyone

ever used the word "fair"

to describe Herr Hitler.

But he has shown faith

by retaining me as head

of the occupying forces.

I intend to prove his faith

was not misplaced.

I'm going to make it clear

to the Danes who's in charge.

You have a new plan of action ?

Now that I've declared

martial law,

I'm imposing an earlier curfew

and stricter rationing laws.

Anyone found guilty of

participating in the resistance

will be sentenced to death.

I've written a telegram

to Herr Eichmann...

Recommending that we begin

deporting the Jews.

These are aggressive measures,

and they're certain

to impress Berlin.

But it could cause problems

because there's a tradition

of tolerance in Denmark,

You know, especially

towards the Jews.

Georg, you lived in Denmark

too long.

Arresting the Jews

is inevitable. I simply

want the credit for it.

I meant to tell you.

In Berlin, I heard

Beethovens ninth.

I wish you'd been there.

I know you love Beethoven.

It was very moving.

Let me guess.

Potato pancakes ?

No.

- Boiled potatoes ?

- No.

I'm usually better

at this.

Chicken !

- I managed to find a chicken.

- I wish I were as

well connected as you are.

Is ole in ?

Please tell him

to phone Karl

as soon as he can.

Is something wrong ?

Else, why don't you

go upstairs and tell Hendrik

that supper's ready.

Hendrik !

Supper's ready !

I said, "go."

What is it ?

I wouldn't trouble you

with this.

A german soldier

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