The 1864 battle of Dybbøl in southern Jutland where Denmark lost against the German Confederation became a symbol of courage and self-sacrifice for the Danes. Producer Jonas Allen, co-founder of Miso Film says that Buk-Swinety's well-researched book has given a new take on the historical events and reminded people of the importance and symbolism of Dybbøl. For him, choosing Bornedal was self-evident. "He is the right director to give the project the right dose of thrill, emotion and entertainment."
Slaughter-bench Dybbøl has been in development since February. Bornedal is writing the script with Jeppe Gjervig Gram and shooting is scheduled to start in 2012. Danish public broadcaster DR is co-financing the feature film project and a TV series is planned for later.
Copenhagen-based Miso Film was co-producer of the Norwegian blockbuster war movie Max Manus and is currently working on two major Scandinavian crime series: the second package of six Varg Veum films adapted from the novels by Norwegian writer Gunnar Staalesen (produced for CineMiso co-owned with Cinenord in Norway) and Those who Kill based on an original idea by best-selling Danish author Elsebeth Egholm.