April 9th (film)

April 9th
Film poster
9. April
Directed by	Roni Ezra
Written by	Tobias Lindholm
Produced by	René Ezra Tomas Radoor
Starring	Lars Mikkelsen Pilou Asbæk
Cinematography	Philippe Kress
Edited by	Peter Brandt
Music by	Jonas Struck
Production companies	Nordisk Film TV2 Danmark Det Danske Filminstitut
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
Budget	22 million kr.

April 9th (Danish: 9. april) is a 2015 Danish war film directed by Roni Ezra, and starring Pilou Asbæk and Lars Mikkelsen. The film depicts the German invasion of Denmark which commenced on 9 April 1940 and follows a Danish bicycle infantry company sent as a vanguard to slow down the German advance until reinforcements can arrive.

The film's budget was 22 million Danish krone (just over $3 million) and was supported by the Danish Film Institute, TV 2, and the Haderslev Municipality.^[1] The film was released in Danish cinemas on 12 March 2015.^[2]