MY GRANDMOTHER IRONED THE KING'S SHIRTS
Directed by Torill Kove · Starring Mag Ruffman · 1999
A narrator recounts how her grandmother, the royal shirt-ironer of Norway, played an unexpected part in resisting the Nazi occupation after the king fled.
An Oscar-nominated, wryly funny animated tale of household heroism against the Nazis.
Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1999
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