The director sets out to understand his maternal grandfather, the late Captain Goth (1893-1966). In the process, he had to recreate the ship that was the Captain’s life and great love. Through interviews with his remaining children, mementoes from his old ships chest, photos and archival material mixed with hand-drawn animations, the film depicts a turbulent time in world history through a man willing to defy submarines, mines, bombing and shipwrecks to serve God, King and country. But after 50 years at sea, the new world no longer accords with the Captain's rules, and his heart is not as stubborn as his will. He can keep the world and its wars at bay, but he cannot control his family and their desire for freedom. Nor can he submit to the new world that has arisen from the ashes of the old.
| Original title | Kaptajnens hjerte |
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| Danish title | Kaptajnens hjerte |
| Keywords | Shipping, Sailors, Ships, Personal history, Goth, Knud, Family life, World War 2, 1910-1919, 1920-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1969 |
| Director | Simon Bang |
| Screenplay | Simon Bang |
| Director of Photography | Kim Hattesen |
| Editor | Thomas Krag, Nanna Frank Møller, Rikke Malene Nielsen, Hans Hank Kristensen, Julie Winding, Anders Refn, Edda Urup |
| Sound | Rune Klausen |
| Composer | Mathias Savery |
| Appearance | Ida Jakobsson, Ulla Bang, Simon Bang |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Online release | 31.01.2023, Filmcentralen |
| Comment | Seventeen years in the making, acclaimed storyboard artist and painter Simon Bang in his first feature documentary digs into a painful family story spanning two world wars and a life at sea. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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